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Storming of the Bastille
Louis called the troops and fired his financial advisor. The people did not have weapons, so they burned the Bastille prison and stole the weapons. After that, they shot the mayor.
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Women's March on Versallies
The peasant women marched towards the Versallies palace and forced Marie Antoinette to stop hoarding grain. As a result, they got their demands and forced the king and queen to move to Paris. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-2 -
Flight to Varennes:
The king and queen wanted to escape, so they dressed as servants and made their servants dress as nobility as a disguise. They headed to towards one of the generals state of frontier. But,they got stopped at Varenes and brought them back to Paris.
Why: He feels his throne is threatened and he lost his support because of immigration of nobility and the increase of it.
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Jacobins Champ de Mars massacre
Jacobins started to get petitions to the Champ-de-Mars to get people to get rid of the kings and queens. Then, the National Assembly send some troops and people threw rocks on them. So the troops started firing on them and about 50 people got killed. I think this moment is remarkable because it was the Revolutions' first massacre.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-2 -
Declelartion of Piltnitz
The ruler of Austria and Russia did not like the French Revolution, so he established France as a constitutional monarchy.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-3-reign-of-terror -
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary wars started because of 2 countries, Austria and Persuia. They wanted the French to make Louis XVI king again. But the French disagreed with them and started a war.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-3-reign-of-terror -
September Massacres
The Persian army advanced to France and were very close to Paris. Many people died protecting the Royal palace and tensions increased, so rumours started spreading .Fearful of their escape, citizens killed prisoners in prison. This is significant because a new government was made and started a new republican era.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-3-reign-of-terror -
The first French republic
The revolutionaries (mainly the Jacobins) took over the Commune of Paris (the government). They also imprison the King and Queen. Eventually, the National Assembly declare France as a republican country.
The reason I think that this event is remarkable because it is the first announcement of France as a republican country.
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Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI gets turned into a normal citizen and got stripped from his royal rights. He was accused of treason and got sent to prison. Finally, he was found guilty and got executued. This is significant to the revolution because not only did his death not only ends that era ,but also spread a fear to all people who supported him to revolt. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-3 -
Napoleon Takes Power
Napoleon comes back from Egypt and was told that the government is falling apart. So, he performed a Coup. He also did many achievements that changed the country. This moment is important because it reformed the French government and,until 1802, the country was stable and advancing according to the citizens' needs.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-4-the-rise-of-napoleon-bonaparte
