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The Constitution of the Year III is approved. Its preface is now a declaration of the rights & duties of man and of the citizen. It decrees voting privileges only to those who pay indirect taxes. It provides for a bicameral legislature, a Council of Five Hundred, which proposes laws and a Council of the Elders (250 members), which adopts or rejects them. All administrative power is placed in a Directory of 5 members, elected by the two councils for five years. Paul Barras would be the emerging leader of the Directory.
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he was found guilty of treason and executed on January 21, 1793
Robespierre declares terror ”the order of the day.” September 5th marks the beginning of two years or repressing perceived enemies. It’s estimated that 40,000 lives were lost during his reign.
France declared war on Austria. The assembly voted for war after the foreign minister Dumouriez presented a long list of grievances. He prepared for an immediate invasion of the Netherlands. He hoped that the locals would try to rise against Austrian rule.
Louis XIV left his country in debt and wars.
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France declared war on Austria. The assembly voted for war after the foreign minister Dumouriez presented a long list of grievances. He prepared for an immediate invasion of the Netherlands. He hoped that the locals would try to rise against Austrian rule.
France declared war on Austria. The assembly voted for war after the foreign minister Dumouriez presented a long list of grievances. He prepared for an immediate invasion of the Netherlands. He hoped that the locals would try to rise against Austrian rule.
Last session of the Constitute National Assembly. During its 2 years it dismantled feudalist privileges and had begun recording both gov. and society. The constitution now in place legalized a constitutional monarchy and a unicameral legislature over whose laws Louis XVI had a veto. It also provided for only a little franchise for: “citizens actives”, those who paid a certain amount it taxes. And, in effect, only about 50,000 citizens, chosen amongst the richest tax payers, could elect deputies and representatives to various district councils.
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Last session of the Constitute National Assembly. During its 2 years it dismantled feudalist privileges and had begun recording both gov. and society. The constitution now in place legalized a constitutional monarchy and a unicameral legislature over whose laws Louis XVI had a veto. It also provided for only a little franchise for: “citizens actives”, those who paid a certain amount it taxes. And, in effect, only about 50,000 citizens, chosen amongst the richest tax payers, could elect deputies and representatives to various district councils.
Rumors spread in Paris that the royals were hoarding all the grain. A hungry mob of 7,000 largely working-class women decided to march on the Palace of Versailles taking with them pieces of cannon and other weaponry.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
happened in Paris occurred on July 14, 1789. The Bastille was a prison that only had seven prisoners
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
The National assembly adopts the declaration of the man and of the citizen. It’s translated into several other languages & quickly condemned by the Spanish Inquisition. This declaration is inspired by the American Declaration of Independence of 1776. The Bill of Rights, in the form of the 10 first amendments to the American Constitution, would be passed on Sept ,25, 1789
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
happened in Paris occurred on July 14, 1789. The Bastille was a prison that only had seven prisoners
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
Accepting the proposition of the delegate Abbe Sieyes, the Third Estate proclaims itself The National Assembly. It invites the other two Orders to join in this new body of the nation.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
Accepting the proposition of the delegate Abbe Sieyes, the Third Estate proclaims itself The National Assembly. It invites the other two Orders to join in this new body of the nation.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
The king orders the meeting hall of the Third Estate closed. The Third Estate, still calling itself the National Assembly, removes to the Tennis Court of Versailles (Jeu de Paume). They swear an oath not to disband until a constitution is approved.
The period of the so-called "Great Fear," when peasants feared the revenge of the nobles. Peasant riots occur in many regions of France
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