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Meeting of the Estates General
Meetings were called to discuss financial problems with the three estates of France. -
Storming of the Bastile
The prison known as the Bastile was attacked by an angry mob because the Bastile showed the power of the monarchy and the citizens were revolting against the monarchy so they attacked the Bastile -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen is published
The first step of writing a constitution for France it was written by the National Constituent Assembly -
Women's march on Verasailles
Angry women marched to versailles taking the king and queen and stripping them of power -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Monarchy was abolished Marie's trial began two days before her death she was convicted of high treason and executed by the guillotine -
France declares war on Austria
Revolutionaries declared a war with Austria thinking it would give them more independence -
The execution of King Louis
King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine after being convicted in an almost unanimous vote and condemned to death -
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Reign of Terror
French citizens felt terror was necessary and used execution to solve their problems against people they thought were traitors,suspects, and counter revolutionaries. -
Execution of Robespierre
This was the end of the Reign of terror Robespierre was overthrown and executed by use of the guillotine and it was ironic because he encouraged this typeof execution -
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
This was when Napoleon gained power and the end of the French revolution.
