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Estates-General
The 1st stage of the French Revolution, a period in which France is in a political, economical and cultural crisis. -
Assembly of Notables
The assembly of notables was a group of high-ranking nobles and state functionaries convened by the king on extraordinary occasions to consult on matters of state. -
Aristocratic Revolution
During the spring and summer of 1788, there was unrest among the populace in Paris, Grenoble, Dijon, Toulouse, Pau, and Rennes. The king, Louis XVI, had to yield. -
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National Constituent Assembly
The 2nd stage of the French Revolution, a period in which the third estate representatives become the National Assembly and write a constitution. -
Estates-General
An assembly made of representatives of the three estates that was called into a meeting by the king Louis XVI to solve the financial crisis. -
Versailles
The Estates-General met at Versailles on May 5, 1789. They were immediately divided over a fundamental issue: should they vote by head or not? -
National Assembly
When the king refuses to allow an individual vote, the third estate deputies declare themselves the National Assembly -
National Constituent Assembly
The National Assembly becomes the National Constituent Assembly and begans to write a constitution for france -
Storming of the Bastille
The people of Paris, aware of the current situation and alarmed by seeing royal troops in the city storm the Bastille,a symbol of royal authority -
Abolition of the estate system
The National Constituent Assembly established the principle of equality of all men. They ended the seigneurial rights and the Catholic Church tithes. -
Declaration of the Rights of Men and the Citizen
The National Constituent assembly proclaims the declaration of the rigths of men and the citizen, a statement of the natural and inalienable rights of all men -
First Constitution in Europe
Constitution is passed. It is the first of its kind in Europe. -
The new constitution
Louis XVI gives his assent to the new constitution -
Elections for the Legislative Assembly
Elections for the Legislative Assembly are celebrated -
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The legislative assembly
A timespan where the third states deputies declare themselves the National -
Regulation of the law
A regulation is proposed by Maximilien Robespierre and passed by the National Constituent Assembly -
The attempt to flee Paris
Louis XVI and his family failed the attempt to flee Paris -
A new constitution
Louis XVI formally signs the new constitution -
Establishment of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is established -
Creation of the Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly is formed -
Tuileries Palace
People attack the Tuileries Palace -
Replacement of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly replaced by the National Convention -
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Convention
A period in which the National Convention is created and the Girondins governed peacefully unlike their rivals the Jacobins. -
The guillotine
The guillotine becomes the official method of execution -
Austria´s war
France declares the War to Austria -
The September Massacres
The September Massacres start, where thousands of political prisoners are killed before they can be freed by royalist troops -
The September Massacres
The September Massacres finishes -
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is disbanded -
The National Convention
The National Convention is established -
National Convention
The new republic is governed by a new assembly called the National Convention, separated in two factions: the Girondins and the Jacobins -
The First French Republic
The First French Republic is founded -
Death of the king
The king Louis XVI is condemned and guillotined because they found a secret hiding place in the Tuileries Palace with documents containing evidence of his treachery -
Republican Constitution
A republican constitution is created after one of the National Convention faction(Jacobins) took control and governed by themselves. This constitution recognised the universal male suffrage -
Reign of Terror
A bloody and violent period started by the Jacobins and ended with the execution of Robespierre -
Death of the queen
The wife of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, was executed for depletion of the national treasury, conspiracy against the state and treason. -
The fall of Robespierre
Robespierre, a Jacobin leader was executed because of a coup d'état, resulting in the end of the Reign of Terror -
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Directory
A period in which the Girondins regain control and governed in a more moderated way. They also divided the power into 5 people so nothing like the Reign of Terror happens again. -
First White Terror
This is a period of represals against the Jacobin leaders and supporters because all of the violence and deaths. -
Constitution of 1785
This constitution established a new form of governing called the Directory, a committee of 5 members, so that power would not depend on just one person. -
Expédition de Sardaigne
Napoleon fought against the kingdom of Sardinia -that was part of the anti-French coalition- and defeated them -
Peace with Austria
Napoleon forced the Austrians to sign the Treaty of Campo Formio -
Treaty of San Ildefonso
The Kingdom of Spain and the First French Republic signed the Treaty of San Ildefonso and combined forces against their greatest enemy Great Britain -
Coup d'état of Fructidor 18
The Coup of 18 Fructidor, Year V, was a seizure of power by members of the French Directory on when their opponents, the Royalists, were gaining strength -
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Consulate
A period in which Napoleon stands out, he is elected the First Consul for Life and he remodeled many things such as the legal system, the possibility to get a job and he reestablishes relations with the catholic church. -
Coup of 18 Brumaire
This coup d'état replaced the Directory with the French Consulate and brought Napoleon to power as First Consul for Life -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a new legal system that replaces the legislation of the ancien régime and unifies the French legal system.
