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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION – STD 9

FLOW CHART OF IMPORTANT EVENTS

May 1789 Louis XVI called for an 1792 Before this could happen the
assembly of the Estates General National Assembly declared war against
Prussia and Austria. Thousands of
volunteers joined the French army. It
was seen as - the war of the people
Members of the 3rd Estate demanded against kings and aristocrats of Europe.
that voting should be conducted as one The volunteers from Marseilles sang the
member one vote. The king rejected Marseillaise which is now the French
this so the 3rd Estate members walked national anthem.
out. They formed the National
Assembly, assembled at a tennis court
to draft a Constitution. The Constitution of 1791 gave political
rights to only the richer sections of
society so many political clubs were
1789 The rest of France suffered from formed. The Jacobins club was the
severe winter, bad harvest resulting in most successful.
rise in prices of bread. Bakers started
hoarding supplies. Angry women stormed
On August 10, 1792, the Jacobins
into the shops. The King ordered troops
stormed the Palace of Tuileries and
into Paris. On14th July 1789 people
held the king hostage. The National
stormed and destroyed the Bastille.
Assembly voted to imprison the royal
family.

Faced with the revolt of his subjects, Louis


XVI finally accorded recognition to the
1792 elections were held. All men age
National Assembly. He accepted that his
21 years and above, could vote. The
powers will be checked by the
elected assembly was called the
Constitution.
Convention September 1792
4th August 1789 the National Assembly monarchy was abolished and France
passed a decree which abolished the was declared a Republic Louis XVI was
feudal system. Tithe tax was abolished sentenced to death, charged with
and church properties were confiscated. treason. In 1793 the king was
This resulted in the National Assembly executed publicly. Queen Marie
Antoinette was also executed later.

1791 National Assembly completed the


draft of the Constitution. Its main aim was
to limit the powers of the king. Power was 1793-94 Reign of Terror - Robespierre
now assigned to the legislature, executive, followed a policy of severe control and
and judiciary - 3 separate institutions. punishment. Many were arrested
France became a constitutional monarchy. imprisoned and then tried by a
revolutionary tribunal. If found guilty
were guillotined.
Louis XVI entered into a secret pact with
the King of Prussia. The neighbouring After the fall of the Jacobins, the
rulers also made plans to send troops to wealthier middle class took over. A new
France to put down the incidents that constitution was introduced which
happened from the year 1789. denied vote to non-propertied sections
of society. It provided for two elected
legislative councils who then appointed
a Directory (an executive made up of
5 members) The directors clashed with
the legislative councils and this
instability led to the rise of Napoleon
Bonaparte.

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