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Estate-generals
The three estates are summoned by King Louis XVI to propose solutions to his government's financial problems, the Estates-General sat for several weeks in May and June 1789 but came to an impasse as the three estates clashed over their respective powers. -
National Assembly
The National Assembly was a transitional body between the Estate-Generals and the National Constituent. This happened after the Estates-Generals which King Louis XVI summoned before. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789. -
The Storm
The Storming of the Bastille in London which culminated in the official start of the French Revolution. The Bastille Saint-Antoine was a very important place for the Roman Catholic Church and Clergy. -
Abolition of Feudalism
Less than a month after the storming of the Bastille, France's National Assembly held a meeting in which the nobles and clergy, driven partly by fear and partly by an outburst of idealism, relinquished their manorial rights within the course of a few hours. -
Rights of Man and Citizen
The Decleration of Rights of Man and Citizen defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. -
Women's Stand
The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the morning of 5 October 1789, were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. -
Assembly reforms France
Assembly reforms France, big changes are going on in France. -
Flight to Varennes
King Louis XVI of France with his famility tried to escape London in order to commence a counter-revolution. But they are unable to escape the onslaught since they were surrounded in their own palace. -
First Constitution
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France. It served as a viewpoint towards the culmination of the French Revolution. It also pressed upon King Louis XVI, and the legislative Assembly was created. -
WAR
Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria (and provokes
Prussian declaration on Jun. 13). In order to protect themselves from the onslaught of three nations. -
Abolishment of Monarch
The National Convention comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly of France and sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795.
