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The Estates General
Was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates - General , a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm : the clergy (First estate ) , the nobles ( Second Estate ) , and the common people ( Third Estate ) -
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French Revolution ( Important Dates )
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Storming of the Bastille
Occurred in Paris , France on the morning of 14 July 1789 .The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuse of the monarchy -
Decleration of the rights of Man
The declaration was directly influenced by Thomas Jefferson , working with General Lafayette , who introduce it .Influenced also by the doctrine of "Natural right " , the rights of man are held to be universal -
Flight to Varennes
There was a significant episode in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France , his queen Marie Antoinette and their immediate family attempted unsucessfully to escape from Paris . But they escaped only as far as the small town of Varennes. -
French Constitution
Was the first written constitution in France , created after the collapse of the Absolute Monarchy of the Ancien Regime . One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality . -
The Insurrection
Was one of the defining events in the history of the French Revolution . The day of 10 August resulted in the fall of the French Monarchy after storming the Tuileries Palace by the National Guard . -
Execution Of Louis XVI
It was a major event of the French Revolution .After events on the 10 August 1792 , which saw the fall of the monarchy after the attack on the Tuileries , Louis was arrested , interned in the Temple prison with his family . -
Laws Of Suspects
Was a decree passed by the Committee of Public Safety on 17 September 1793 , during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution . -
The Queen Defense
Fearing that Marie Antoinette and her son , the nominal King would provide rallying points for royalists within France and abroad , a Revolutionary Tribunal indicated Marie and her children for treason . -
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
On March 1794 in the Krakow town square , a veteran of the American Revolutionary War announced the general uprising and assumed the powers of the commander in Chief of all the Polish forces . -
Thermidorian Reaction
Was a coup d'etat within the French Revolution against the leaders of the Jacobin Club who had dominated the Committee of Public Safety . -
13 Vendemiaire
Is the name given to a battle between the French Revolutionary troops and Royalists forces in the streets of Paris .The battle was largely responsible for the rapid advancement of Republican General Napoleon Bonaparte's career . -
National Convention
Assembly that governed France from September 20,1792 until October 26,1795 during the most critical period of the French Revolution . The national Convention was elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy .