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Meeting of the Estates General
After France falls into financial difficulties following the war, King Louis XVI senses the rising trouble and tries to stem it before it can grow any further. This is the first time the Estates-General has been called in almost 180 years. The last time the Estate Generals were called were in 1614. I feel that this event was important because it basically started the French Revolution.
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The Tennis Court Oath is sworn by the 3rd Estate
The Third Estate forms the National Assembly, an independent group "of the People," and as the National Assembly--not the Third Estate--they swear to the Tennis Court Oath. This is the first action made by the Third Estate to assert their independence. This is also the first time they publicly opposed the king. I think this event is important because It it was the first act of a revolution by opposing the king.
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Fall of the Bastille
The angry mobs swarm the Bastille, not only because of its status as an icon of the monarchy's tyranny, but because of the weapon stores inside. This is the second public opposition against the king, and the first violent one. After learning about the fall of the Bastille, King Louis XVI withdrew the royal troops from the French capital and recalled finance minister Jacques Necker whom he dismissed just three days earlier.
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March on Versailles
An angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women, armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets, marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles.Louis conceded to their demands and agreed to go to Paris with the mob, believing it would only be a temporary inconvenience. As they left Versailles the crowd chanted that it was “bringing back the baker, the baker’s wife and the little baker’s apprentice!”. I think this was an important event because it was one of the first major attack. http://historylists.org -
Flight to Varennes
King Louis XVI of France, his queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family attempted unsuccessfully to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. Before leaving, Louis wrote a manifesto denouncing the Revolution. Now they had to deal with a monarch who was against the constitution and very unpopular with the people. This was important because king Louis was trying to initiate a counter attack but the people stopped them.
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Dissolution of the National Assembly
The constitution was finally put into place on this date. France was proclaimed a constitutional monarchy, while the National Assembly was dissolved and replaced by a new political body named the Legislative Assembly. No member of the National Assembly was elected to the new legislative body as it was agreed earlier that the members of the National Assembly would not be allowed to hold a seat in the new parliament. This event was important because it finally placed the constitution into effect. -
Declaring War
In France, the support for war was growing as well. Louis XVI and hard line monarchists wanted war because they believed that foreign armies would easily overthrow the new government. The revolutionaries, on the other hand, pushed for war because they thought it would unify the nation and spread the ideas of the Revolution to the rest of Europe. On April 20, 1792, France declared war on Austria. This event is important because it was one of the first declaring of war.
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Attack on the Tuileries Palace
A crowd of about 20,000 people attacked the Tuileries Palace. The King and Queen had escaped the Palace and placed themselves under the protection of the Legislative Assembly. Fearing further violence, the Assembly placed them under arrest. The Revolution was moving into a more radical phase. Over the next month, hundreds of suspected royalists were executed in what became known as the “September Massacre”. This event is important because it was an important attack
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Declaration of the Republic and the Trial of Louis
Following the arrests of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the Legislative Assembly disbanded and replaced itself with a new political body named the National Convention. The first act of the latter was to declare France as a republic on September 21, 1792. Meanwhile, the French military had halted the foreign invasion and pushed back the Austrians and Prussians. Louis was charged with treason. This event was important because the king was arrested and charged which is a good direction to go in. -
Directory and the Rise of Napoleon
The Directory, created by a new constitution, assumes the role of governing France. Until November 10, 1799, when it is overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte. During its reign of government, it only held legislative power. This is important because it grants a new government for France and signals a successful revolution.
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