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Revolt/National Assembly Acts
Who: Revolutionaries
What: The consitution of the Rights of Man showed equality for all male citizens who owned property, women marched onto Versailles and they kidnapped the King, newspaper and political clubs, the church was under state control, and freedom religion.
Where: France
Why: They wanted to abolish the monarchy
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Women's march on Versailles
Who: The muscular women of France
What: They marched from Paris to Versailles and demanded the king and queen come back to Paris with them
Where: Versailles
Why: They wanted equality for women as well, not just men, and they wanted the king to be more accessible by being in Paris. So, once the king finally agreed, her was basically held prisoner in the palace of Paris.
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Louis XVI Calls the Estates-General
- Louis XVI and the Deputies of each estate
- The Deputies of each estate discussed problems that their estates had.
- Traditionally, the voting was done by one vote per estate, but since the third estate made up 90% of the population, they demanded a head count.
- It took place Versailles, France
- Louis's advisor, Jacqes Necker urged him to call the meeting since things were becomign chaotic.
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The 3rd Estate demands a head count
The traditional way of voting was each estate would get one vote. However, since the 1st and 2nd estate usually always agree with each other on topics, so the voting would come out to 2-1. This was unfair due to the fact that the 3rd estate made up 90% of the population. So, in retaliation, the 3rd estate demanded a head count. -
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Monarcy is Abolished
Who: The Revolutionaries
What: They worked hard to put an end to the unjust monarchy, they had written a declaration and a consitution, but they could not officially end the monarchy until the king was dead. So, many believe that the monarchy ended on January 21st, 1973, the day the king was executed.
Where: Paris
Why: They wanted a more equal system of government, and it was their belief they could only get that through the execution of the king.
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Divided French Society/Financial Troubles
Who: The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd estate.
What: The 1st estate was made up of the clergy. The 2nd estate was made up of the nobility and the king and queen. Lastly, the 3rd estate was made of up everyone else. This included lawyers, merchants, doctors, and peasants. Also, the 3rd estate was the only estate who had to pay taxes, even though they made the least amount of money.
Where and how: France and the monarchy
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Parisians storm the Batille
- The Parisians
- They stormed the Bastille, a prison
- Paris, France
- They were in search for gunpowders and weapons
- They killed the guards outside of the Bastille
- The Bastille was symbolic to the peasants and ordinary people, it demonstrated the years of abuse by the Monarchy.
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Austria threatening war
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Threats from Abroad
Who: European Rulers and nobles
What: They denounce the Revolution
Where: Great Britain, Prussia, and Austria
Why: Some are afraid that their monarchy will fail as well, and they do not want to lose their title. For Austria, the King's sister is the queen of France, and so they want to save his sister.
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Civil War (Radicals Take Over)
Who: San-coulottes, Jacdoins, National Assembly
What: The san-coulottes, the lower class, demand a republic, and the Jacdoins support them and their ideas. They even sent out newspaper articles about them. The National Assembly declared war on tyranny by Robespierre.
Where: Paris, France
Why: The San-coulotts wanted equality for everyone, because only the aristocrats were benefiting.
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Execution of the King
Robespierre believed that the only way the monarchy could truly end is if the King was executed. So, on Jan 10th, 1793 the king made his way to the guillotine. This marked the ending of the monarchy. -
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Robespierre and the Reign or Terror
Who: Robespierre and the radicals
What: Robespierre bel;ieved in the use of terror - prompt, severe, inflexible justice. He was under the impression that the only way to deal with criminals was to chop off their heads.
Where: France
Why: Robespierre used to be the good guy, but it is believed that the power went to his head and he believed that harsher methods were needed in order to restore justice.
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Execution of thousands of people
Robespierre believed in using terror to get justice. There would be policemen in disguise taking in any person who seemed to be against the revolution. They were very harsh, and theycharged people barely got a trial. But they were always executed. Carts of dead bodies rolled down the town streets everyday. -
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Third Stage of the Revolution
Who: The moderates
What: They produced another consitution, and they had a five-man directory and a two house legislature elected by male citizens of property. Also, the middle class and the bourgeoisie were dominant during this time.
Where: France
Why: This was the peaceful time of France, where there was no single leader in the goverment.
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Spread of Nationalism
Who: The people of France
What: People began to take pride in their country. Their was equality for all men, and many civic festivals where dancing and singing was popular.
Where: France
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Napolean Bonaparte
Napolean was a general in the war, and he was a very succesful one at that. Towards the end of the third stage of the revolution he took power and called himself the emperor. -
Nationalism
The people in France started to feel a real sense of pride in therir country.
