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Estates-General
Who? All 3 Estates
What? Wanted control over the monarchy
Where? France
Why? Because of the problems enusing with the king in power (taxes, freedom of press, etc.) -
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Divided French Society/Financial Troubles
Who? Clergy, King and Nobility, Peasants and everyone else
What? Three Estates/Social Classes
Where? France
Why? It depended on how much money you owned, and France went into debt.
How? The seven year's war and helping out with the American Revolution. -
Storming the Bastille
What? Bastille is a prison
Where? France
Who? 800+ people outside of the prison
Why? To get gun powder
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Revolt/National Assembly (Rights of Man, Women's march, Church, Constitution)
Who? Men, women, and the National Assembly
What? Fighting for equal rights, separation between government and church, and free election
Where? France
Why? To gain a more freedom for France from the power of the monarchy and church
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Threats from Abroad
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Threats from Abroad
Who? Britain, Austra, and France
What? Britian and Austria threaten war on France
Where? Europe
Why? They don't want the revolution to spread.
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Civil War (Radicals Take Over)
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Civil War (Radicals Take Over)
Who? Legislative power, sans-culottes, Jacobins
What? National Assembly declares war on tyranny
Where? Paris, France
Why? The Monarchy is gone
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Monarchy is Abolished
Who? Radicals and normal citizens
What? A convention to vote on ending the monarchy
Where? France
Why? They were revolting
How? They all voted and France is now a French Republic -
Revolt/National Assembly (Rights of Man, women's March, Church, Constitution)
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Robespierre and the Reign of Terror
Who? Robespierre, peasants, and radicals
What? A time period where killing happened very often with the act of beheading.
Where? France
Why? For liberty, "Liberty cannot be secured unless criminals lose their minds."
How? Robespierre was basically the dictator of France, and he killed all these people mostly with the guillotine, which beheaded people. -
Spread of Nationalism
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Third Stage of the Revolution
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Third Stage of the Revolution
Who? The people of France
What? The "return to reason"
Where? France
Why? Robespierre is gone, the monarchy is gone as well
How? Napoleon is helping France, and starts to gain more power. Eventually becomes the emperor of France.
