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After a financial crisis was annouced in 1786, solutions and taxes had been tried (and failed). Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne replaces Charles Alexandre de Calonne as Controller General of Finances.
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Without a solution for the financial crisis, France is forced to call upon the Estates-General. This is the first they've been assembled since 1614.
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A swiss citizen named Jacques Necker replaces Eteinne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne and becomes Director General of Finances. He devises a plan for a successful Estates-General meeting.
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After a period of poverty, two riots break out. Both riots are directed towards to entrepreneurs.
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The Great Fear, a period of time when peasants feared revenge from the aristocrats, begins. This won't end until August, when the National Assembly demolishes the rancor felt by both sides.
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After many displays of cruel and unreasonable governing, the people of France begin to fear for their safety. They marched to Bastille, a symbol of cruel and arbitrary rule, and demanded all of their gunpowder. The swiss guards denied them- violently. after two days, Bastille falls.
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The National Assembly adopts "The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citzen." This document was inspired by our Declaration of Independence.
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Many Parisans, led by a vast number of women, march on Versailles, forcing the royal family back into Paris. They are considered prisoners.
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King Louis XVI and his family attempt to flee. They are caught and brought back to Paris.
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King Louis XVI, after being released, came back to power. His rule was flawed, and plunged France deeper into poverty. On this date, King Louis XVI was executed.
