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What Started the French Revolution: A Simple Timeline

The Ancien Regime and the Estates system in France underwent dramatic transformation during the French Revolution, leading to fundamental changes in French society and governance.

Causes of the French Revolution timeline began with severe financial crisis and social inequality under the Estates system
The role of King Louis XVI in the French Revolution was pivotal, as his resistance to reforms and attempted escape accelerated revolutionary events
The Revolution progressed from the Estates-General assembly through to radical phases including the Reign of Terror
Key events included the Tennis Court Oath, Storming of the Bastille, and Declaration of Rights of Man
The Revolution resulted in profound changes including abolition of feudalism and establishment of civil equality

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Page 2: Timeline and Pre-Revolutionary France

This section outlines the crucial events from 1789 to 1804 and explains the pre-revolutionary French political system. The timeline captures pivotal moments including the Tennis Court Oath, storming of the Bastille, and the execution of the royal family.

Definition: The Ancien Regime was the political and social system in France before the Revolution, characterized by absolute monarchy and the three-estate system.

Example: The guillotine's first use on April 25th, 1792, became a symbol of revolutionary justice and terror.

Vocabulary: États-Généraux $Estates-General$ - the assembly of representatives from all three estates of French society.

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Page 3: The Estate System and Political Structure

This page details the three-estate system and its power distribution. It explains how the clergy $First Estate$ , nobility $Second Estate$ , and peasants $Third Estate$ functioned within French society, along with their respective privileges and responsibilities.

Highlight: The Third Estate, despite comprising 96% of the population, had virtually no political power.

Definition: The Estates General was a representative assembly that included members from all three estates, though voting was conducted by estate rather than by head.

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Page 4: Revolutionary Events and the Reign of Terror

This section covers the transformation from monarchy to republic and the beginning of the Reign of Terror. It details the abolition of feudalism, civil equality establishment, and the conflict between different revolutionary factions.

Quote: "The National Assembly tried to create a society in which the king and the assembly shared power however King Louis XVI did not allow this."

Highlight: The conflict between the Girondins and Montagnards represented different visions for revolutionary France's future.

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Revolutionary Developments

This page describes the transformation of French society through the abolition of feudalism and attempts at constitutional monarchy.

Quote: "The National Assembly tried to create a society in which the king and the assembly shared power."

Highlight: The nationalization of Church lands was a crucial economic measure to address France's debt crisis.

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Key Revolutionary Figures

This section provides detailed biographical information about Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, key figures in the Revolution.

Example: Marie Antoinette's extravagant spending $120,000 livres annually on clothes$ earned her the nickname "Madame Deficit."

Highlight: Both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette met their end at the guillotine, symbolizing the Revolution's radical turn.

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Page 2: Timeline and Pre-Revolutionary France

Definition: The Ancien Regime was the political and social system in France before the Revolution, characterized by absolute monarchy and the three-estate system.

Example: The guillotine's first use on April 25th, 1792, became a symbol of revolutionary justice and terror.

Vocabulary: États-Généraux $Estates-General$ - the assembly of representatives from all three estates of French society.

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Page 3: The Estate System and Political Structure

Highlight: The Third Estate, despite comprising 96% of the population, had virtually no political power.

Definition: The Estates General was a representative assembly that included members from all three estates, though voting was conducted by estate rather than by head.

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Page 4: Revolutionary Events and the Reign of Terror

Quote: "The National Assembly tried to create a society in which the king and the assembly shared power however King Louis XVI did not allow this."

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Revolutionary Developments

This page describes the transformation of French society through the abolition of feudalism and attempts at constitutional monarchy.

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Key Revolutionary Figures

This section provides detailed biographical information about Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, key figures in the Revolution.

Example: Marie Antoinette's extravagant spending $120,000 livres annually on clothes$ earned her the nickname "Madame Deficit."

Highlight: Both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette met their end at the guillotine, symbolizing the Revolution's radical turn.

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