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King Louis XVI
After bad harvest and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly in order to raise taxes -
Tennis Court oath
Tennis court oath. Nat. assembly resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution -
Bastille stormed
Bastille was stormed and taken by a Paris mob -
Nobles
Nobles in National assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin club formed -
Declaration of the Rights of Men
The declaration of the rights of men is what really creates a base for the revolution. Because what this did was give the people of France more rights and freedoms to make France better and more equal. -
King Louis
King Louis brought from Versallies to Tuileries palace in Paris -
King flees
King flees to Austria, is caught in Varennes -
National convection
This was when the national convection declared France to be a Republic -
National convection condemns and executes the King
This is when the decision was made that the king was no longer any use.They thought that he was not loyal to the people and that he was running away from France and needed to be executed. This was also part of the plan to start over and make France a better country. -
Counter Revolution
Counter- revolution revolt in the Vendee region begins -
Reign of Terror
Reign of terror by committee of public safety begins -
Price Controls
Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization, adminstrative reform -
Thermidor
In the month of the "Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; reign of terror ends -
Churches
The churches reopened because they were no longer fearful of the Republic -
New Constitution
A new constitution is adopted and a new government called the directory -
Government Takeover
Coup d'etat removes royalist from directory -
Napoleon
Napoleon's coup d'etat abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution