1. PeriodEvents National Assembly START WITH Estates General Third Estate protests about voting system is expelled from The Estates General and then swears “The Tennis Court Oath” National Assembly formed with one vote per representative King fears loss of power and uses troops to try to close Assembly Bastile is stormed by Thir Estate and The Assembly is saved “The Great Fear” begins as peasants in the countryside attack their nobles in fear they themselves will be attacked The Assembly: Ends Fuedalism, write a new constitution that establishes a Parliamentary Monarchy, writes the “Declaration of rights of man and the citizen” ENDS WITH: Aproval of new constitution

2. The Legislative Assembly STARTS WITH: aproval of New Constitution Government starts to write laws according to Enlightenment ideas Many groups unhappy: Nobility (lost privilages), Clergy (Civil constitution of The Clergy (lost all their lands and privilage) King and Family (worried for thier lives and tried to escape but failed Popular Groups sans culottes(thought the revolution didn’t do enough for them) other European Countries (their absolute Monarchs feared a similar revolution) France attacks Austria out of fear of being attacked themelves Louis VXI removed from power after protests in Paris by people fearing he wanted Austria to win the war and end The Revolution – France become a Republic ENDS WITH: Louix XVI’s removal from power

3. The Convention STARTS WITH: Removal of Loius XVI from power and start of Republic Extend the write to Vote Implement Social Laws Jacobins gain more power Loius XVI and family executed France is at war with more European countries (England, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands ) who are worried The Revolution will spread Rebellion in West of France defeated Robspierre becomes leader ENDS WITH: Coup d’tat by Sans Culottes and Jocobins

4. Montagnard Convention STARTS WITH: Coup d’tat by Sans Culottes and Jacobins New democratic constitution is too difficult to apply due to war and danger of rebellion Jacobins rule as a dictatorship Reign of Terror – any enemy of the revolution is executed ENDS WITH: Robspierre executed as he has become too extrme

5. The Directory The Consul STARTS WITH: New Constitution creating an executive of five people Voting for The Legislative is limited Napoleon wins many victories in Europe Spain and Austria are defeated and have to sign peace agreements ENDS WITH +STARTS WITH Napoleon and two other men taking control of Governement ENDS WITH: Napoleon declaring himself Emperor