enlightenment and french revolution

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  • May 5th 1789 meeting with the estates general

    The opening of the Estates General on 5 May 1789 in Versailles. it marked the start of the French Revolution.

  • tennis court oath

    The Tennis Court Oath was taken by the members of the French Third Estate in a tennis court on the initiative of Jean Joseph Mounier. Their vow "not to seperate and reassemble whenever necessary until the constitution of the kingdom is established".

  • storming o Bastille

    Storming of bastille happened in Paris, france when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armory, fortress. After 4 hours of fighting and 94 deaths the insurgents managed to get into the armory.

  • declaration of the rights and man

    the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789 is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution.

  • women's march on versailles