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Edict of Nantes
Henry IV implemented this law allowing total religious toleration. -
Versailles
Louis XIV spent over $100 million to begin building Versailles. -
Abolishment of Edict of Nantes
Louis XIV abolished the Edict of Nantes -
Estates-General meets
Louis XVI called the Estates-General to meet. The nobles agreed to pay taxes to get the country out of bankruptcy from Louis XIV's reign only if they could get a constitution. -
National Assembly was created
The Third Estate declared themseleves the National Assembly and signed the Tennis Court Oath. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The peasants stormed the Bastille in attempt to get weapons and march to Versailles. This is the mark of the beginning of the French Revolution. -
End of Serfdom
The National Assembly ended feudalism in all of France. Major mile stone for the freedom of the French people. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
Death of Louis XVI
After attempting to flee France with his family, Louis XVI was caught and sentenced to the Guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror
September through July of 1793, the court sentanced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death. -
Execution of Robespierre
The National Convetion arrested Robespierre and beheaded him the day after. -
End of the French Revolution
The Directory fell and ended the French Revolution.
