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French Revolution Events

Summary:   The essay is about two main events in the Frech Revolution, Storming of the Bastille and Reforms of National Assembly.

Storming of the Bastille

1)Name of the Event

·Storming of the Bastille

2)Who was involved"

·King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette

·3 Estates (citizens of France)

3)What happened"

·People in estates rebelled against the king and queen because they were tired of having every decision made by them.

·Third estate members were searching for weapons so they could defeat the army the king sent after them.

·People began to act. On July 14, 1789 the Revolution began when a large group stormed into Bastille. (a prison where people were locked up if they didn't agree or follow the kings and queens orders)

4)Outcome

·King abandoned Paris and lost control of the army

·Brought changes to France. Kings and Queens no longer rule and the citizens are no longer masked from the decisions that are made.

·Tri color flag was introduced. Red and blue were used to symbolize the colors of Paris and white was used because it was the color of royalty.

5)Impact on French Society and/or Monarchy

·Benefited all estates because now they have a say in decisions that are made

·King was not the one who had the power anymore, he lost his position of authority and became just like the other people

·Since France had the largest population in Europe it was necessary for the people to speak out not just follow after the monarchy

·Monarchy wasn't happy because they wanted to make all the choices but eventually they lived with it since the citizens just wouldn't back out

Reforms of the National Assembly

1)Name of the Event

·Reforms of the National Assembly

2)Who was involved"

·Necker

·Louis XVI

·3 Estates

3)What happened"

·3rd Estate (Estates-General) changed their name to National Assembly

·Some clergymen from 1st Estate joined the National Assembly so the king agreed with nobility and locked them out of the meeting place.

·National Assembly wouldn't back out and moved to a tennis court (tennis court oath) and said they wouldn't separate until a constitution was made

·The king said okay to create a constitution but he said the three estates will be preserved, so the third estate refused.

·The king eventually backed down after realizing the third estate wouldn't give up so he agreed and representatives from each estate joined the National Assembly

4)Outcome

·3rd Estate was happy because they gained respect, equality in taxation and civil liberties

5)Impact on French Society and/or Monarchy

·3rd Estate liked it because they no longer had to pay majority of the taxes, they gained respect from people in the 1st and 2nd Estates and they had certain rights such as voting.