The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempts to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost onto the Third Estate again.
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05/05/1789
Estates General Meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a newtax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175.
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06/17/1789
3rd Estate does not want to abide by the kings one vote for each Estate order
Due to Abuses of Power by the Second and First Estate, The Third Estate asked for a number of votes equal to the amount of representatives that were brought. This is the first definite sign of the forming of the Revolution.
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06/20/1789
Tennis Court Oath
Representatives of the 3rd Estates are barred from Estate General due to their demands. They swear an oath, in a tennis court, to keep fighting for representation.
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07/14/1789
Storming of Bastille
Revolutionaries attacked the ancient Bastille fortress in Paris, and killed or captured all the guards as well as acquiring a large stockpile of weaponry.
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07/17/1789
The Great Fear Begins
Period of time in which rumors and superstitions abounded after the Bastille. Rumors of the king hiring foreign mercenaries caused the peasants much distress.
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08/26/1789
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This document established the basic rights and liberties that the Revolution strove to uphold.
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10/05/1789
Women of Paris March on Versailles for Bread
Group of Women started a protest march on the scarcity of bread, and somehow it evolved from that into a riot that then ransacked the city armory for weapons, and marched on the Palace of Versailles in order to succesfully press demands upon King Louis XVI.
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10/11/1789
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
This act gives the Third Estate a legitimate cause to go against the legitimate government.
09/03/1791
New Constitution Adopted
French finish writing and editing new Constitution. Created Constitutional Monarchy in that king was allowed the ability to Veto in order to balance out the representatives power.
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10/01/1791
Beggining of Legislative Assembly
Establishment of a Legislative body to govern France. Two main groups, the Feuliants and the Jacobins. The Jacobins wanted a total democracy, whilst the Feuliants wanted a constitutional monarchy.
The Royal Family of France attempted to flee to a fortress in Montmedy, where they believed they could start a counter-revolution. This ended in disaster when they were caught in the small town of Varennes.
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07/25/1792
Brunswick Manifesto sent
Duke of Brunswick sent a missive to the Revolutionaries that stated that if the French Monarchy was ever harmed, then the citizens of france would be harmed. This spurred the Radicals onto new heights and instead of intimidating the French, It led to wars between france and counter revoultionary monarchies.
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08/10/1792
Storming of the Tuileries
Large group of French Revolutionaries backed by the Revolutionary government besieged and took the Palace of the Tuileries. King captured.
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10/12/1792
French Monarchy Abolished
This signaled the end of rule by \a monarch or noble in France.
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11/06/1792
French defeat Austian and Prussian Invaders
Invaders from Prussia and Austria came into France in order to preserve the French Monarchy.
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01/21/1793
Execution of King Louis XVI
Louis XVI was stripped of his position of king and made a citizen, then executed by way of Guillotine do tooo charges of treason.
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04/06/1793
Commitee of Public Safety Established
This commitee would become the leading causes of the Reign of Terror, accusing hundreds of people of treason and then executing them with only a small trial.
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09/17/1793
Law of Suspects passed
The Law of Suspects, a decree allowing the arrest and execution of those suspected of being treasonous to the new French Government. This is the beginning of the Reign of Terror.
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07/17/1794
End of Reign of Terror - execution of Robespierre
At this point, france has just realised that it killed tens of thousands of people in order to satiate it's lust for revenge. In order to somewhat atone, they kill the guy who kept the killing spree going.
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10/26/1795
National Convention Dissolved
The French created a new constitution, and the National Convention Dissolved itself in order to make way for a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower house called the Council of Five Hundred, and an upper house called the council of Ancients.
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11/09/1799
Napoleon Named First Consul
After the fall of the Directory, A Consulate was put in place and Napolean put in place as it's new head.
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12/02/1804
Napolean Becomes Emperor of France
Napolean Bonaparte, First Consul of Frances consulate, usied a failed assasination plot on his life to justify the recreation of a hereditary monarchy, with him as the monarch. All went well, and he was crowned Emperor.
Heading topic: Evaluation of the Lady Gaga Video on the French Revolution
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1. In a well formulated paragraph evaluate how watching the video and reading the lyrics increased your understanding of the major events of the French Revolution. Provide evidence from the video or lyrics
2. Identify and explain the lines of the song that describe the causes of the revolution
3. Identify and explain lines that describe changes caused by the Revolution
4. Which part of the video did you like the best and why?
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Heading topic: Evaluation of the Lady Gaga Video on the French Revolution
1. In a well formulated paragraph evaluate how watching the video and reading the lyrics increased your understanding of the major events of the French Revolution. Provide evidence from the video or lyrics
2. Identify and explain the lines of the song that describe the causes of the revolution
3. Identify and explain lines that describe changes caused by the Revolution
4. Which part of the video did you like the best and why?
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