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Bankers refused to lend more money to the government and King Louis started to face serious problems.
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Meeting with King Louis called the Estates-General. Happened at Versailles to approve a tax.
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The delegates of the third estate voted to establish the National Assembly. This event leads to the Tennis Court Oath.
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A mob searching for gunpowder and arms stormed the Bastille prison.
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Noblemen made speeches and joined the National Assembly, this made the commoners equal to the nobles and clergy. Division between estates ended and so did feudalism.
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The National Assembly came up with The Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen. These guaranteed freedom of religion and speech and many more.
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Parisian women rioted over the rising price of bread, they demanded the National Assembly to provide bread and demand action. They marched to Versailles and demanded that the king and queen leave to Paris.
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Religious orders started to be removed by the government, old judicial system was abolished. The Jacobin society began to take place.
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The royal family tried to escape from France to Austria, they were caught and brought back.
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The National Assembly completed a new constitution and Louis approved it. They created a limited constitutional monarchy and a legislative assembly.
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The Legislative Assembly declared war in April so Louis wouldn’t be restored to his original position as an Absolute Monarch.
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20,000 men and women invaded the Tuileries, where the royal family was staying. This caused to imprison Louis, Marie Antoinette and their children.
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Angry citizens raided the prisons and murdered about 1,000 prisoners, they were called the September Massacres. Jacobins take over the government.
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The king called for election of a new legislature. This declared France a republic and adult male citizens were given the right to vote and hold office. They also abolished the monarchy.
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The king was declared guilty after being convicted with conspiracy and sentenced to death, he was executed.
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The convention orderer 300,000 French citizens between 18 and 40 to participate in the army. In a year the army grew to 800,000 and included women.
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Robespierre became leader of the Committee of Public Safety and he governed France for a year as a dictator. This was known as the “Reign of Terror”.
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Members of the National Convention turned against Robespierre, and demanded that he be executed. He died being executed on July 28.
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Leaders of the National Convention drafted a new form of government. This new form was the Moderate Government, called the Directory.
