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-THE SUMMONING OF THE ESTATE GENERALS ( )-Convoked by Louis XVI to change the taxation system-Conflict about the voting system 3rd estate wanted “one person one vote”-Representatives of the 3rd estate + some nobles + parish priests left the meeting

-THE TENNIS COURT OATH ( )-They formed “THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY” (regarding themselves as representatives of the whole nation of France)-Swored not to separate until they wrote a Constitution.-Louis XVI didn´t accept it.

-THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE ( )

-The Paris mob attacked the prison of Bastille (symbol of royal authority).As a consequence the king accepted the National assembly

-THE NATIONAL CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY was in powerr.

-While they wrote the draft Constitution, they approved : THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN that signalled the end of the Ancien Regime The society of “Estates” disappeared forever

-The 1st CONSTITUTION OF FRANCE WAS APPROVED ( )

-LOUIS XVI was captured intending to leave France.

-RIVALRIES BETWEEN

GIRODINS(moderate revolutionaries)

JACOBINS(radicals revolutionaries)

They won and the king was beheaded

PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

France became a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY (King + cONSTITUTION)

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Was formed ( a new government)

(+ countries against France)

-Alliance of Austria and Prussia against France

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-THE NATIONAL CONVENTION : JACOBINS were in powerROBESPIERREbecame a dictator

THEREIGN OF TERROR

-Reaction of the moderate revolutionaries THE DIRECTORY

-A moderate republican government-Coup d ´etat of the moderate bourgeoisie-Militar success of Napoleon Bonaparte against the Allies States

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-Coup d ´etat of Napoleon and

THE CONSULATE

-NAPOLEON + 2 consuls in power -Strong power-He applied some revolutionary ideas with the approvalof the high bourgeoisie

-Napoleon declared himself Emperor

France became an EMPIRE

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NAPOLEON´S RULE

(radicals)

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