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September 22: The Convention proclaims the abolition of royalty and the First French Republic. September 29: French troops occupy Nice, then part of Savoy. October 3: French troops occupy Basel in Switzerland, then ruled by Archbishop of Basel, and proclaim it an independent Republic.
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Kids learn about the timeline of the French Revolution from the Storming of the Bastille to the rise of Napoleon. Major events such as the Flight to Varennes, the Women's March, the formation of the National Convention, and the Reign of Terror.
Introduction. In 1789 the people of France began the French Revolution. The revolution brought down their king and made France a republic—a country ruled by the people. This republic did not last, but France never returned to its old, unequal form of society.
The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
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The problems in Francethat led up to the Revolution: 1. Under the Kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, France had fought against Prussia and the British Empire in the Seven Years' War. They fought against Britain again in the American Revolution. They borrowed lots of money to pay for the wars, and the country started to get a lot of debt. (Debt is unpaid...
Before the Revolution, France was divided into three Estates. The First Estate was the clergy. It was 1% of the population. The Second Estate was the nobles, also 1% of the population. The other nearly 98% of the population was in the Third Estate. Representatives of the people from all three estates together made up the Estates-General. The Estate...
The National Assembly began to make lots of changes. On August 4th, the National Assembly ended the special taxes the Church was collecting, and put a stop to the rights of the nobility over their people, ending feudalism. On August 26th, the National Assembly published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which was written by t...
The new Legislative Assembly met for the first time in October 1791. Under the Constitution of 1791, France was a constitutional monarchy. The King shared his rule with the Legislative Assembly, but had the power to stop (veto) laws he did not like. He also had the power to choose ministers. The Legislative Assembly had about 745 members. 260 of th...
The Legislative Assembly had lost all its power. France needed a new government. On 20 September 1792, the National Conventionwas formed. The Convention had both Girondins and radical Jacobins.
The new constitution had created the Directories (Directory), which was the first government of France to be bicameral (split into two houses). The lower house, the parliament, had 500 members. It was called the Conseil de Cinq-Cent (Council of Five Hundred). The upper house, the senate, had 250 members and was called the Conseil des Anciens (Counc...
The Musée de Veygoux - a museum in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes dedicated to the French Revolution and DesaixThe Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback MachineJan 12, 2023 · The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of major societal and political upheaval in France. It witnessed the collapse of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic, and culminated in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the start of the Napoleonic era.
The French Revolution was an event that changed the course of history. It was a watershed moment in modern European history, and during this period French citizens uprooted old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system.
