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Timeline Flashcards

1
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Idea of Estates and an Absolute Monarch

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ANCIEN REGIME

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2
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Start of the seven years’ war

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1756

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3
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End of the seven years’ war

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1763

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4
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Louis XV Dies

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May 10, 1774

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5
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Anna Robert Turgot becomes finance minister.

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Aug 24, 1774

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6
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‘Flour War’ bread riots spread from Dijon.

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Aug-Sep, 1774

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7
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Turgot Six Edicts

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Jan 1776

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8
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American War of Revolution Begins

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19 Apr, 1775

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9
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Louis XVI Officially Crowned

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June 11, 1775

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10
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Turgot is dismissed

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11 May, 1775

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11
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Necker Appointed Director of Royal Treasury

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Oct 22, 1776

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12
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500 million Livres in loans raised.

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1777-1781

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13
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Marquis de Lafayette goes to America to fight in the War

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1777, July

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14
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France offers aid to Rebels in America

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1778

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15
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France formally declares war on Britain

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Jul, 1778

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16
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James Necker releases the Compte Rendufirst week. The Compte Rendu stated there was a 10million livre surplus. This was not including the deficit caused by the American war of Independence.

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19 Feb, 1781

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17
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James Necker Resigns

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May 19, 1781

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18
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Joly de Fleury new Minister of Finance

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25 May 1781

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19
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Treaty of Versailles is signed between France and Britain.

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3 Sep, 1783

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20
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After the lies that were published in the Compte Rendu, Calonne had the hard task of informing the King of the true state of the finances. Calonne suggested calling an Assembly of Notables (which hadn’t been called since 1626) in order to endorse the reforms that were necessary to save the French economy.

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3 Nov, 1783

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21
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Calonne announces the Assembly of Notables to meet for first time since 1626.

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Feb, 1786

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22
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Calonne Proposes reform of the Taxation System & End of Tax Exemptions to improve Frances Finances

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20 Aug, 1786

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23
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Assembly of Notables convened to approve tax proposalCalonne was hated and his reforms were not trusted. In what was called the ‘Aristocratic revolt’, the nobles refused the reforms and so were the first group to stand up to the king.

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22 Feb, 1787

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24
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Calonne is dismissed

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8 Apr,1787

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25
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Lomenie de Brienne takes over from Calonne

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30 Apr, 1787

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26
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Assembley of Notables is Dissolved

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25 May, 1787

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27
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Louis XVI apllies for a lit de justice against the parliament.

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6 Aug, 1787

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28
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Parliament is excilled

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15 Aug, 1787

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29
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Louis XVI recalls the parliament

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Sep, 1787

30
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Royal Session of Parliament is held

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19 Nov, 1787

31
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The clergy paid a small don gratuit.

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1788

32
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Parliament endorses new taxes

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3 May, 1788

33
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King announces lit de justice, Parlement to lose power to the royal courts.

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8 May, 1788

34
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Beginning of Aristocratic Revolt.

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May-Jul, 1788

35
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Day of Tiles in Grenoble

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7 Jun, 1788

36
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Severe storms affect harvest.

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13 Jul, 1788

37
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King convokes Estates-General May 1789

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8 Aug, 1788

38
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Crown is Bankrupt

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16 Aug, 1788

39
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Brienne Resigns

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24 Aug, 1788

40
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Necker is Recalled. Has the Confidence of the People

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25 Aug, 1788

41
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Parlement declares Estates-General as the same as 1616.

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25 Sep, 1788

42
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Assembly of Notables reconvene.

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Oct-Nov, 1788

43
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Formation of the Society of 30.

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Nov, 1788

44
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King agrees to double Third Estate numbers in Estates-General

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27 Dec, 1788

45
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Harsh Winters

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Dec 1788 - Jan 1789

46
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Pamphlet Wars

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Jan-Feb, 1789

47
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Publication of the Third Estate

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Feb, 1789

48
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The Cahirs de Doleances

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Early, 1789

49
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Reveillon Riots

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26-29 Apr, 1789

50
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Estates-General Opening Ceremony

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5 May, 1789

51
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Price of Bread

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Mar-Jun, 1789

52
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First Estate joins with the third estate

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10 Jun, 1789

53
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National Assembly is Declared by the Third Estate Members.

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17 Jun, 1789

54
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Clergy vote to join the National Assembly

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19 Jun, 1789

55
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Tennis Court Oath

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20 Jun, 1789

56
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King Declares the national assembly unconstitutional

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23 Jun, 1789

57
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Soldiers sent to stop national assembly

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24 Jun, 1789

58
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Members of the Second Estate begin to join national assembly

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25 Jun, 1789

59
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King’s soldiers called to Paris

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27 Jun, 1789

60
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Troops amas around paris

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30 Jun, 1789

61
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Necker is dismissed.

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11 Jul, 1789

62
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Formation of the Paris Commune.

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13 Jul, 1789

63
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Storming of Bastille

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14 Jul, 1789

64
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Lafayette becomes General of the National Guard

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15 Jul, 1789

65
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King orders troops to leave Paris. Necker Recalled.

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16 Jul, 1789

66
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Great Fear

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Jul-Aug, 1789

67
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Night of the Patriotic Delirium

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4 Aug, 1789

68
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. (DORMAC)

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26 Aug, 1789

69
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King is Granted Suspensive Veto

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11 Sep, 1789

70
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King gives qualified acceptance of August Decrees and DORMAC.

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19 Sep, 1789

71
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Women march to Versailles. King is moved to Paris. National Assembly follows.

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5-6 Oct, 1789

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