Events
Robespierre became president of the conventionOnly 1/5 of the population felt comfortable speaking FrenchFamine that caused a riot by lower class citizens
because of the bread shortagesElections were held and 1/3 of the seats were
given to royalistsJacobins took political powerNapoleon became the "Constitutional King"
of FranceLegal classes were wiped outRobespierre was executed by guillotineLack of education was a major complaint in
many areas, by many peopleThe Académie is createdTreaty of ParisKing Louis XVI becomes KingFrance becomes bankruptFrance Allies with ColoniesPeople Elect states general who demands more power for the peopleGeneral Layaffete becomes head of Paris national guardBastille DayDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is writtenMob invades Assembly with death threats of royal familyAssembly Declares warMob attacks Kings residence, king flees but there were several other deathsFrench government chilled out with radical policiesCommoners want counterrevolutionaries to have harder punishmentsThe convention meets and abolishes the monarchy making it a republicWar against the Dutch British and SpanishAnother constitution made
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