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MAJOR EVENTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTON

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  • MEETING OF THE ESTATES GENERAL

    THE KING CALLS FOR A MEETING OF THE STATES GENERAL IN ORDER TO INCREASE TAXES-MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

  • NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

    THE THIRD STATE ASKS FOR A CHANGE IN THE VOTING SYSTEM. THE KING REFUSES (WOULD MEAN LESS POWER FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND STATE AND MORE FOR THE THIRD STATE).
    THE THIRD STATE LEAVES THE ESTATES GENERAL AND FORMS A NEW ASSEMBLY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

  • CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

    THE THIRD ESTATE DEMANDS A NEW CONSITUTION: THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY IS ELECTED.

  • THE BASTILLE IS ATTACKED.

    RIOTS IN PARIS AND SOON AFTER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

  • DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN

    TO STOP THE RIOTINGS THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ABOLISHES THE FEUDAL RIGHTS AND APPROVES THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN (STATES: ALL MEN ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN THEIR RIGHTS)

  • LOUIS XVI TRIES TO SCAPE

    WORRIED BY THE ASSEMBLY´S REFORMS HE TRIES TO SCAPE BUT HE´S CAPTURED.

  • A NEW CONSTITUTION

    STABLISHES A CONSTITUTIONAL ONARCHY, POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, SEPARATION OF POWERS AND LIMITED MALE SUFFRAGE. HENCE: THE KING´S POWER IS REDUCED VERY MUCH.

  • LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

    TO IMPLEMENT THE NECESSARY LEGAL REFORMS. TWO POLITICAL GROUPS: GIRONDINS AND JACOBINS. EACH ONE DEFENDS THEIR INTERESTS. LOUS XVI REJECTS THESE REFORMS AND ASKS AUSTRIA TO HELP HIM. HE IS IMPRISONED, THE MONARCHY IS ABOLISHED AND FRANCE IS DECLARED A REPUBLIC.

  • PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC. CONVENTION

    LOUIS XVI IS DECLARED GUILTY OF TREASON.

  • EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI

  • WAR IN EUROPE

    A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES FORM A COALITION AND DECLARE WAR ON FRANCE.
    ROBESPIERRE IS THE LEADER OF THE CONVENTION

  • START OF TERROR

    ROBESPIERRE, AS PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC. STABLISHED A REPRESSIVE, DICTATORIAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH AIM WAS TO DEFEND THE REVOLUTION.
    DURING THESE YEARS ABOUT 42OOO THOUSAN PEOPLE WERE EXECUTED.

  • DIRECTORY

    THE MODERATE MIDDLE CLASS TAKES CONTROL OVER THE COUNTRY AND STABLISHES A MORE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT (THE DIRECTORY), TO STOP THE VIOLENCE AND EXECUTIONS.

  • CONSULATE: NAPOLEON COMES TO POWER

    FRANCE IS STILL AT WAR AND RADICAL REVOLUTIONARIES WANT TO REGAIN CONTROL AT HOME.
    NAPOLEON ORGANISES A MILITARY COUP AND ESTABLISHES A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT: THE CONSULATE.
    HE DECLARES HIMSELF HEAD OF STATE AND FIRST CONSUL.