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General Assembly convened by king Louis XVI
King Louis XVI convened the General Assembly in order to raise taxes. -
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National Assembly government
The national assembly government, a revolutionary government established by the third estate, was in power. -
Tennis Court Oath
National Assembly resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution, -
Bastille stormed
Bastille was stormed and taken by a Parisian mob. -
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The Great Fear
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Nobles renounce rights
Nobles in the National Assembly were forced to renounce their rights and the Jacobin club was formed. -
Assembly issues the DRMC
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is issued by the National Assembly. -
Louis is taken from Versailles to Tuileries
King Louis XVI was brought from Versailles to Tuileries. -
King flees to Austria
King Louis XVI flees to Austria but is caught at Varennes. -
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Constitutional government
A constitutional government run by elected officials was in power. -
Legislative Assembly government collapse
A Parisian mob storms the royal palace, the Legislative Assembly of the government collapses, and Minister of Justice Danton kills thousands of presumed traitors. -
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National convention government
The national convention, an assembly formed after the constitution was rewritten as a result of universal male suffrage, was in power. -
National Convention abolishes monarchy
The National Convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a republic. -
Day 1 of new Revolutionary calendar
The first day of the new revolutionary calendar. -
Revolutionary calendar introduced
The Revolutionary calendar is introduced with new day and month names. -
King is executed
The national convention condemned and executed the king. -
Counter-Revolutionary revolt in Vendee
The Counter-Revolutionary revolt in Vendee began. -
Reign of Terror
The Committee of Public Safety (under Robespierre) began the Reign of Terror -
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Price controls, dechristianization, administrative reform
The government put into place price controls, began the process of dechristianization, and enacted administrative reform. -
Robespierre is executed
Robespierre is executed and the Reign of Terror ends. -
Churches reopened
The churches in France are reopened. -
New constitution is adopted
A new constitution was adopted that formed a new government called the Directory. -
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Directory government
The Directory government, a government composed of the Council of Ancients and the Council of 500, was in power. -
Coup d'etat removes royalists
The coup d'etat removed supporters of a monarchy from the directory. -
French Revolution ends
Napoleon's coup d'etat abolished the Directory and established a Consulate government.
