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King louis calls out the estate general
King louis XVI calls the estate general into session to approve a new tax on the third estate -
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French revolution
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national assembly
third estate who had more representatives than the first estate refused the kings order. on june 17 they proclaimed themselves a legislature, they called themselves the national assembly -
tennis court oath
the third estate met in an indoor tennis court. there they swore what becames known as the tennis court oath. the third estate would not leave until they signed the constitution -
storming of bastille
the action of the storming of the bastille became a powerful symbol of the french revolution. they stormed in for gun power and to get supplies. -
third estate
the third estate fear that the king would punish them and end the revolution. people spread rumors that the king hired foreign soldiers to punish the third estate -
principles
it states the principles of the french revolution and shows the strong in influence of the enlightment ideas -
the march of verailles
woman marched from paris to versailes demanding bread, the mob broke in the palace -
paris
when the woman captured king louis he was forced to go back to paris and solve the problem in france. he was sent back with his family -
french royal famliy lived in tuileries palace
the french royal family tried to escape paris because they were under risk of being killed by the angry mob of revolutionaries -
the razor
king louis was sentencedto the guillotine for being a traitor to france. this day marked a big day in history considering it was the first time a king was killed by its own people
