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King Louis XVI had called all estates together for an assembly but third estate was left out of most discussions. This was a big cause for the French Revolution and soon after the tennis court oath was made.
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An angry mob of 3rd estates stormed a prison. The prison was a symbol for the Monarchy's dictataorial rule. This helped win the French Revolution and showed the two larger estates and King Louis that they were serious about their cause.
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Similar to the deceleration of independence, used ideas from Enlightnment and stated properly was "natural" and "imprescriplable" right of man. This stated on paper what their cause was and created a new set of laws for after the revolution.
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Angry mob marched to palace of Versailles where King Louis XVI was located and demanded he marched back to Paris with them. As they were cold and hungry while he was staying in a luxurious palace. The 3rd estate realized King Louis XVI wasn't taking the revolution seriously and proceeded to feed the hunger of the revolution.
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"People of color" demand independence from France because of the success with the French and American revolutions. This ignited a spark for the Latin revolutions.
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One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign power. King Louis is gullontined in Paris for treason. France no longer had a leader, the country was free with no one to lead them. The people of France had finally gotten what they wanted from the revolution. Freedom and equality.
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Revolutionary government took harsh measures against those suspected of being against the revolution. Over 40,000 people were were executed because of conspiracy against the revolution.
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines gives Haiti independence and published a Declaration of Independence. "Saint Dominque" is abolished and is renamed Hati again. This was the first black republic in world history.
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France lost more than 50,000 men to slave armies and evacuaed from Haiti. Haiti gained freedom soon after, which inspired civil war in America and Louisiana purchase.
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Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804 and takes over most of Europe. This was the first emperor Crowned in over 1000 years. Dictatorship rose because of this. Napoleon eventually died of stomach cancer in May of 1821.
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Renamed Hati and was free from French rule and was independent.