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King Louis XVI calls the estates generals to a meeting for the first time in a very long time. He had to call a meeting to stop the riots.
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after being removed from the estates general the third estate forms an assembly known as the tennis court oath. were they protested until everyone was equal.
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angry revolutionaries storm the Bastille. they did it to make a statement against the monarchy. they were also collecting weapons so they would be able to fight.
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a written document that states that all men are equal under law. women and children however weren't affected by this law.
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market women lead a march on the Versailles over the high price of bread. they were also protesting about the scarcity of bread.
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a document published saying that the french government controlled the church. Due to the badly needed money, the government starts to sell church land.
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King Louis XVI and his family attempt to flee from France but are caught in verannes. then they are sent back to France were the king is forced to go on trial.
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after being put on trial the king is sentenced to death. where he is executed by guillotine on January 21st, 1793. Then they paraded around the cities with his head.
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thousands of people are sentenced to death by execution that is caused by conflict between two political parties the Jacobins and girdirons. the leader of the jacobins rises as the new leader of the revolution.
