French Revolution Time Line

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/05/1789	Estates General is Called	A French representative assembly that met irregularly.
06/20/1789	Tennis Court Oath	The first two estates refused the third estate and the third estate declared themselves the National Assembly of France. They gathered on a tennis court and pledged not to disband until they had a written constitution.
07/14/1789	Bastille Day	A crowd in Paris attacked and captured the Bastille fortress.
08/26/1789	Declaration of Rights of Man	The declaration guranteed the same basic rights to all citizens including, "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression" as well as representative government.
07/12/1790	Civil Constitution of the Clergy	The reorganization of the church, which followed upon the confiscation of its vast possessions, is an excellent illustration of the Spirit of the National Assembly.
01/21/1793	Trial and Death of Louis XIV	Louis was placed on trial for betraying his country and was found guilty and voted to the death penalty.
09/05/1793	The Reign of Terror begins	Reign of Terror starts
07/27/1794	9th of Thermidor	Robespierre's enemies in the convention and finally attacked him as a tyrant and executed him. Ending the Reign of Terror.
07/28/1794	Official End to the Reign of Terror	Reign of Terror ended.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
05/01/1788 to 08/31/1794	French Revolution