Effects & Consequences of the French Revolution

What is the French Revolution?

The French Revolution is a period in time from 1789-1799 lasting 10 years. During this time many things in France and Europe were altered, mainly these changes were Political and Social.

Estates General

What is the Estates General?

When push came to shove French citizens were unhappy with everything. This unhappieness lead to the Estates General. The Estates General was broken into threee different groupes of people. The 1st Estates General was the clergy, 2nd class consisted of the nobles, lastley the 3rd of the Estates General was that of the middle class and pesants. Afeter a while the third Estates General decided to break off of the other two. Now turning themselves into the Communes "Commons." The new orginization "AKA" Communes "that consisted of the old 3rd Estates General" invited the other Estates Generals to join their new orginization, but the others refused. On June 17, 1789 the Communes offically declaired themselves the National Assembley. Again inviting the other two Estates General to join the Assembely but as equal parties. Agin they refused. Then King Louis XVI closed the Salle De Etats "where they National Assembley were currentley meeting." The weather did not permit them to meet outside so the moved to a near by tennis court where they took the "Tennis Court Oath on June 20 1789." This oath was a promace not to disband until they had written a conctitution for the country of France. Realtivley soon after the oath took place many of the clergy or 1st Estates General joined under the National Assembley, very soon after 47 members from the nobility class "secound Estates General" joined. This began to rapidley dissolve the Estates General. THIS WAS THE BEGINING OF EQUALITY AMOUNG SOCIAL GROUPS!!! On July 9, 1789 again renamed itself the National Constitute Assembley.

French Revolution Time Line

May 5, 1789 Estates General Meet Have "Decrepency"

June 10, 1789 Third Estates General Get Sick of Other Estates "make their own club aka Communes"

June 17, 1789 Communes declare themselves the "National Assembely"

King Louis XVI Did'nt Like the fact this new group was formed so he kicked them out of their meeting place "Salle de Etatas"

June 20 1789 Group went to a Tennis Cout to meet where they took the Tennis

Court Oath "agreeing not to dissolve untill a constutution is written for France"

Soon After the other 2 Estates Generals Members Joined

July 9, 1789 new goups dubes themselves the National Constituent Assmebley

July 14, 1789 Battle of Bistille "causing French Military & King to back off"

August 4, 1789 National Constituent Assembley abolished feudism "people lost

their special privilages and became equalls"

August 26, 1789 NCA made the Decleration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

September 1791 NCA Made a Constitution and dissolved as a group

August 1792 Constitution Failed because of Veto of Louis XVI

August 1792 Louis XVI was arrested and tried found guilty of treasion by NC

September 20, 1792 National Convention formed "made of leglelative and constuitional assemblies"

January 21, 1793 Louis XVI was excuited leading to the end of Absolute Monarchy

September 5, 1793 - July 28, 1794 REIGN OF TERROR!

"stated aim of the Reign of Terror was to defend the revolution by destroying internial enemies and conspirtors and chase away extrenial French enemies, it is believed that 18,500-40,000 people were executed durring this time"

1799 Napolian Bonaparte seized control of the Republic and turned France into an empire from 1804-1818

October 4, 1958 Constitution of France was adpoted, it has been ammended 17 times

King Louis XVI

Public Execution

Napoleon Bonaparte

Marie Antoinette

French Soldier

Estates General

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