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Three Estates raising taxes
King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates general assembly in order to raise taxes -
Tennis Court Oath
National Associations resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution -
Bastille Stormed
Bastille Stormed and taken by a Paris mob. During the Revolution -
Nobles In Assembly
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin Club formed. -
Assembly Issues
Assembly issues Declaratin of the rights of man -
Oct 5-6 King Louis
King Louis brought from Versailes to Tuileries palce in Paris -
June 10-21 King Flees to Austria
King flees to Austria, and is caught at Varennes -
Paris Attacks
In Paris, the French mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse. Minister of Justice Danton purges (kills) thousands of presumed traitors (enemies of the state) -
Revolutinary Calender
Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names
Sept. 22, 1792 = Day 1 of new Revolutionary calendar -
National Convention
National Convention (new gov’t) abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic -
National Convention
National Convention condemns and executes the King -
Counter Revolutionary
Counter Revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region starts -
Reign Of Terror
Reign Of Terror by Committee of Public Safety Robespierre begins -
Robespierre is executed
In the month of Thermidor Robespierre is executed, Reign of Terror ends -
Church
Churches Reopened -
New Constitution
New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory -
Government Takeover
Coup d'état removes royalists -
Napoleon's coup d'état
Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government. The French Revolution came to a end. -
Price control by government
Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization
Examples: Saints names removed from street names, administrative reform
