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Louis XVI calls on Estates-General
Louis XVI put the county in debt and riots broke out over hunger and nobles were fearful of taxes. They talked bad on the king and he called for a meeting with the Estates-General -
4 Reasons the french rebled
The French divided society. There were multiple things that caused the French Revolution. Social Stratification was one of them the French were divided into 3 estates and the peasants were treated unfairly causing an uproar. This idea came from the American Revolution. Third the governemt was deeply in debt. And finally the government was weak. -
Spread of Nationalism
Revolutionaries became figures of the country and people soon had pride in the country and were happy that the revolution happened attending many dances and writing songs -
Storming the Bastille
City of Paris was the spotight from the national assembly meeting in Versailles. 800 or more Parisains gathered a Bastille -
National Assembly Acts
The National assembly voted to end their privliges and issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man. This lead to a new constitution. -
The Tennis Court Oath
Delegates from the 3rd estate were elected. They went to Versailles to solve a fincncial crisis and insist on reforrm. They pushed for equal voting rights. -
Monarchy is abolished
Parisians stormed the palace of tulariessand slaughtered the king's guards the royal family fled before the mob arrived. -
Napoleans rise to Power
Napolean overthrew the weak directory and established a 3 man governing board. Another constitution was made. Two years later he aquired the power to be the french emperor. -
Robespierre and the reign of terror
Robespierre a lawyer and politician quickly rose to the leadership of the commitee of public safty. Robespierre was in charge of the reign of terror.
