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King Louis XVI was forced to convene the Estates General Assembly
After bad harvests and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly (meeting of representatives of the Three Estates) in order to raise taxes. -
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Governments led by the Third Estate
National Assembly government- Revolutionary government led by the Third Estate. -
Tennis Court Oath.
Tennis Court Oath. Nat. Ass. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution. -
Bastille was stormed
Bastille was stormed and taken by a Paris mob. -
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Great Fear
Great Fear- peasants attack noble manors. -
Nobles renounce feudal rights
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin Club formed. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
King Louis goes to Paris
King Louis brought from Versailles to Tuileries palace in Paris. -
King flees
King flees to Austria, is caught at Varennes. -
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Governments by elected officials
Legislative Assembly government- Constitutional Government by elected officials. -
Paris mob storms royal palace
Paris mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse. Minister of Justice Danton purges (kills) thousands of presumed traitors (enemies of the state). -
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Government elected by universal male suffrage
National Convention government- elected by universal male suffrage to rewrite constitution. -
National Convention abolishes monarchy
National Convention abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic. -
Revolutionary Calender
Revolutionary calendar introduced on September 22nd, 1792. -
The King was executed
National Convention condemns and executes the King. -
Counter-revolutionary revolt
Counter-revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins. -
Reign of Terror begins
"Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins. -
Price Controls
Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization (ex. saints names removed from street names), administrative reform (i.e. changes in how the government operates). -
Reign of Terror ends
In the month of "Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; Reign of Terror ends. -
Churches Reopened
Churches reopened. -
The Directory
New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory -
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New Constitution
The Directory government- New constitution has 2 houses: Council Ancients and Council of 500. -
Royalists are removed from Directory
Coup d'etat (government takeovers) removes royalists (those faithful to the monarchy) from Directory. -
End of the French Revolution
Napoleon's coup d'etat abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution.
