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Tennis Court Oath
The third estate vowed to make a new constitution for France. A majority of the members of the clergy soon joined them, and then the representatives of the nobility joined soon after. -
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The French Revolution
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Storming of the Bastille
Parisians stormed the Bastille to get weapons and a fight broke out. The spirit of popular sovereignty spread throughout France, and many commoners began to form militias and arm themselves. -
Great Fear
The third estates storming of the bastille France scared the first and second estates, and they would be violent towards the upper classes. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Stated that all MEN are created equally. It also gave the right to freedom of speech, press, and religion. -
Women's March on Versailles
7,000 women march to the palace of Versailles demanding bread for their families. Marie Antoinette said the famous quote, 'Let them eat cake.' -
New Government
Legislative Assembly was created, in which any men 25 or older, or any taxpayer could vote. New constitution written making France a constitutional monarchy. -
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette try to flee France
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempt to flee from France to Austria by dressing up like a commonsperson. This eventually fails to work and they are both arrested and taken back to Paris. -
Intervention of Foreign Powers
Austria and Prussia issued declaration of warning to France. Austria sent 5,000 troops to the border of France -
End of Monarchy
King Louis XVI was tried for treason and was found guilty. On January 21, he was publicly executed by the guillotine -
Napoleon Bonaparte becomes leader of France
Napoleon formed key political alliances and seized control of the French government on in a bold move known as the Coup d'Etat of Eighteenth Brumaire. Napoleon could now rule France as a dictator.