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Convening the Estate General
may 5th ,1789 louis XVi summons from Estate-General for its first meeting since 1614. jun 17th third Estates break away from the Estates-General established itself national assembly. -
tennis court oath
tennis court oath was a pivotal event during the first days of the french revolution. the oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 member out of the meeting of the Estates-General on june 20th 1789 -
the great fear
this was was a period of panic and riots by peasants and others amid rummours of any aristocratic conspiracy. the geat was between july 17 and august 3rd, 1789. -
daclaration of the rights of man
august 26th, 1789. it gave rights to all men and people and it said that all men are born with natural rights, liberty,security, and the pursuit of happiness. it also explains that we all have the right speech and press. -
The women's March to Versaille
5th october 1789 the women’s march on versailles. 225 years ago, an angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women- armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets- marched in the rain from paris to versailles in what was to be a pivotal event in the intensifying french revolution. -
constitution of 1791 is drafted
it was the french constituion and it was created by the national assembly. it gave more rights to the people and it allowed men to votea and have a legislative assembly -
Louis and Marie Try To Escape France
louis and marie had planned to ecaspe to get away from the angry riots and so they wouldn't be killed so they would head for the front lines with the general and then they would be safe, but the got caught and then there were brought back to france and then later on exacuted -
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National Convention
they formed on september 20, 1792 but did start until september 21, 1792 to october 26, 1795. it was a single chamber assembly in france during the french revolution. they provided a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy. the convention number 749 deputies, including businessmen, tradesmen and many professional men. -
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the reign of terror
the reign of terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the french revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Grondins and the jacobins and marked mass executions of enemies of the revolution -
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The Directory Take Power
the directory took power on November 9th/10th 1799. the coup of 18/19 Brumaire in the year vlll of the republican calendar is generally taken to mark the end of the year of the french revolution and the beginning of Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship. -
The storming of the Bastille
it happened the morning of july 14th, 1789. the medieval fortress an dprison in paris as known as the Bastille reperesented royal authority in the center of paris.
