THE FRENCH REVOLUTION SUMMARY
1774
Louis XVI Become the king of France
Louis XVI marrying with Marie antoinette
1789
The bastille is stormed
1791
Constitution is framed
1792-93 .
Friends become republic the king is beheaded
1804
Napoleon become emperor of France
1815
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
The church too extracted its share of taxes called tithes
The third estate pay tax to the state is called taille
1715-1789
In france population rose 23 million to 28 million
1774
In France 2 billion Livres (france currency at that time) loan
5 may 1789
Pass a proposal for new tax
First state and second state 300 representative and third state have 600 representation with demand of 40,000 letter
Montesquieu(1689-1755) wrote the book "the spirit of law”
Rousseau(1712-1778) wrote the book “social contract”
John Locke wrote the book
“two treatises of government"
In April 1792
France declare war against Prussia and Austria
Marseillaise is now the National Anthem of France composed by Rogers De L’Isle
21 January 1793 Louise XVI executed at the Palace De La Concorde
1793 to 1794 reign of terror
Maximilian robespierre was the leader of jacobin
1789 was the abolition of censorship
Slavery was finally abolished in 1848
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