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The Estates-General is called to order
The Estates general is called to figure out a solution to the current financial crisis. The first issue was how to vote, either by estate or all together. In the end the vote was set to be by estate, giving the First and Second Estate the advantage. The decision in the end was to have the third estate pay higher taxes. This decision, along with the fact that the Third Estate had almost always been outvoted, enraged the Third Estate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estates-General_of_1789 -
National Assembly Forms
Shortly after the Estates-General was called to order, the third estate reps. arrive to locked doors. The angered members decide to gather in a nearby tennis court, during this meeting, they decide to draft the D.R.M. and take the Tennis Court Oath. The Tennis Court Oath was an agreement for the Third Estate, now called the National assembly, to keep meeting until the D.R.M was finished. (Notes) -
Revolution Begins
As the King learned of the National assembly, he ordered troops to surround Paris to hopefuly disband the assembly. As the citizens begin to fear this, it is decided that the only thing to be done is fight back. Soon after, the citizens band together and raid the gunpowder reserves in fort Bastille. After the raid, the fort was torn apart brick by brick. (Notes) -
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The D.R.M. is Finished
The National Assembly finally finishes the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. The document held democratic principles and political ideas about the equal rights of the people. The document was based on the Declaration of Independence and ideas of the Enlightenment. http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution -
The Bread March
Thousands of French women begin marching to the king's palace in Varsailles, with the intent of getting food, getting the king to sign the D.R.M. , and putting the king's family under house arrest in Paris. On October 6, 1789, the women charge the palace and slaughter the guards. By the end of the short battle, the king and his family were being moved to the palace in Paris, never to see Varsailles again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_March_on_Versailles -
Constitutional Monarchy
The National Assembly finishes a constitution, changing France into a constitutional monarchy. http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution -
War
The new Legislative Assembly declares war on Prussia and Austria, who were believed to be plotting with the king to put him back on the throne. http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution -
Excecution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI is beheaded by the guillotine, ending the monarchy in France and making it a Democracy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution#Reign_of_Terror -
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Reign of Terror
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Robespierre is Excecuted
Robespierre is beheaded after threatening the National Assembly. This event ended the Reign of Terror. http://www.google.com/search?q=robespierre&oq=robes&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.3142j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=utf-8&gws_rd=ssl -
Napoleon Rises to Power
Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup d’état and overthrew the National Convention. This event is believed to be the end of the French Revolution. http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution
