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Estates-General Debt Discussion
The French Estates-General discusses mounting debts in France (first time in one hundred seventy five years) -
Declaration of National Assembly
National Assembly, the Assembly of the Nation, is declared by the third estate. -
Fall of the Bastille
The Fall of the Bastille, the third estate revolted against the Bastille Prison; they burnt it down in protest to the inhumane treatment offered to the prisoners. -
The Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club is formed; the most radical and ruthless of the political groups formed in the wake of the French Revolution, “Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights”. -
Rights of a Man
The declarations of the Right of a Man were created. They are the important document that justifies human and civil rights. Passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August -
Woman's March
King Louis is brought from Versailles to a palace in Paris named Tuileries, armed women (over 7,000) marched from Paris to Versailles, protesting over low income, even though they worked. -
The Constitution is Published
Elections are held; the National Assembly issues Constitution! -
War- France vs. Austria
France Legislative Assembly declares war between Prussia and Austria. They believed they could achieve unity through war, also wanted to spread Revolutionary ideas throughout Europe. -
The Republic of France
Convention finally erases the Monarchy and declares a Republic, this leads to the execution of the absolute monarch; King Louis. -
Vendee Revolt
Vendee counter-revolutionary revolt initiates; revolt against their lack of involvement in the Revolution -
End of King Louis XVI
The Convention condemns King Louis and executes him for failure of leadership, sabotage, and betrayal. He was pressed with thirty-three charges.
