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The French Revolution
Summary
🇫🇷 France in crisis: In 1789, France was facing financial difficulties, high taxes, and food shortages, leading to social unrest.
👑 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were seen as out of touch with the suffering of the French people.
🏰 The Estates-General: In response to the financial crisis, Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General, representing the clergy, nobility, and ordinary people.
⚖️ Tennis Court Oath: The Third Estate, feeling marginalized, declared themselves the National Assembly and vowed not to disband until a new constitution was created.
🏰 Fall of the Bastille: The people of Paris seized the Bastille fortress, a symbol of the monarchy's power, on July 14, 1789.
👥 Peasant uprisings: Peasants in the countryside took over chateaux and destroyed feudal privileges, leading to the end of feudal society.
📜 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: The National Assembly passed this declaration, guaranteeing rights and freedoms to all French citizens.
🚺 Women's activism: Women played an active role in the revolution, advocating for their rights and pushing for social and legal reforms.
⚔️ Reign of Terror: The Jacobins, led by Maximilien Robespierre, instituted a period of violence and repression known as the Reign of Terror.
⚔️ War and expansion: France engaged in wars with Austria and Prussia, spreading revolutionary ideals and transforming the French army.
🔄 Rise and fall of Napoleon: Napoleon Bonaparte emerged as a prominent figure, eventually leading to the fall of the Directory and establishing a dictatorship.
Highlights
🇫🇷 France in crisis: Financial difficulties, high taxes, and food shortages led to social unrest.
👥 Peasant uprisings: Peasants took over chateaux and destroyed feudal privileges, marking the end of feudal society.
📜 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: Passed by the National Assembly, it guaranteed rights and freedoms to all citizens.
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⚔️ Reign of Terror: The Jacobins, led by Robespierre, instituted a period of violence and repression.
⚔️ War and expansion: France engaged in wars with Austria and Prussia, spreading revolutionary ideals and transforming the French army.
🔄 Rise and fall of Napoleon: Napoleon Bonaparte emerged as a prominent figure, leading to the fall of the Directory and establishing a dictatorship.
Important dates, events, characters
🗓️ 1789: France in crisis, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette rule.
🏰 July 14, 1789: Fall of the Bastille.
📜 August 4, 1789: Abolition of feudal privileges.
⚖️ June 20, 1789: Tennis Court Oath by the National Assembly.
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⚔️ War and expansion: Wars with Austria and Prussia, rise of Napoleon.
Dates
1789
Europe in crisis, France in crisis
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May 5, 1789: Members of the Estates-General parading through Versailles
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July 14, 1789: Seizure of the Bastille fortress in Paris
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August 4, 1789: Surrender of privileges by aristocrats
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October 5, 1789: Women's March from Paris to Versailles
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