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Reign of Louis XIV
Louis ruled France for 72 years.
His nickname was known as the ‘Sun King’. He Made that name up for himself because he thought he was the source of light to the country. He wanted to make sure that he was the best monarch in Europe. So he built a big palace in the Versailles. He lived an extravagance life. -
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Reign of Louis XV
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Louis XVI marries Marie Antoinette
It was important because Austria was usually an enemy of France and she was very unpopular. She was 15 when she got married. She was viewed by the aristocracy/noble. -
American Declaration of Independence
John Locke influenced the Declaration of Independence. Here are two key beliefs: 1) People should surrender their natural rights to government only in order to protect those rights from the ill-will of others. 2) If a government failed to protect the natural rights of its citizens, then the people were justified in revolting and over throwing the government. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
It guaranteed people right to the freedom of speech, thought, security, property, religion and it put limits of the government. John Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu and Rousseau were the philosophers where they got the ideas from. -
Affair of the Diamond Necklace
She bought the Diamond Necklace which was worth more the normal income of the country of France. Lots of people at that time were in debt and lots of people couldn’t afford to feed their kids. -
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National Assembly abolishes feudal rights
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Meeting of the Estates General
The first estate was from the clergy, the second was from the Aristocrats and the third estate was from the middle class. The third estate had the mast delegates. The estates voted in groups. The estates met very often. The king wanted the help of the estates to raise money and stop rioting. -
Formation of the National Assembly
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Tennis Court Oath
The pledge was that the National Assembly could have their meetings at the Tennis Court until there was a new form of government. The King tried with some Democratic reforms, but he was then turned down and had to get the other estates to join the National Assembly. The people were very excited because the revolution seemed like a success. People filled the streets of Paris and Versailles. -
Fall of the Bastille
People were rioting because the bread was very expensive. The mob attacked the prison because they were mad. The king sent his mercenary army away because he was frightened by the fall of the Bastille. The citizens formed an army called the ‘National Guard’. -
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The Great Fear
The peasants were worried that the kings aristocrats and soldiers would stop the revolution. The more isolated areas and lowers areas like Normandy or Brittany, or the English channels area. Peasants were properly not as poor in these areas. -
Women of Paris march to Versailles
The National Assembly met at the Versailles with the king and queen and made some laws the abolished all feudal rights. The people thought that the king and queen were too far away and couldn’t see the city conditions. So a group of women marched to the Versailles and attacked the National Assembly to get to the King and Queen to move closer to the city, which they did. -
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette attempt to escape France
They wanted to get foreign aid so he could restore his monarchy. They were no longer trusted and imprisoned. -
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Legislative Assembly
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Execution of Louis XVI
The National Convention decided that the king should be tried for his crimes. He was known as ‘ Citizen Louis Capet’ -
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Reign of Terror
The revolutionary government was responsible. They had passed very harsh laws so anyone who that disagreed with the radical Jacobin would be eliminated or intimidated. They targeted anyone of the noble family who had an office before the revolution. There were about 37 000 people who were executed during this time. -
Jean-Paul Marat - death
He was the leader of the sans-culottes who supported the radicals and wanted to get rid of the king. He got killed by Charlotte Corday in his bath tub. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
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Jacques Danton - death
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Maximilien Robespierre - death
He destroyed the oppositions of the government and Changed France, one way he modernized it in lots of ways. He ruled as a dictator. Robespierre introduced the Revolutionary calendar, as well as the metric system. The army, school and universities were also more efficient. He tried to condemn more people, then that happened to him. He then tried to kill himself but failed then he was guillotined with his closest friends. -
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The Directory
