-
Documented written in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish government.
-
The period of violence that occurred after the French Revolution between two rival politicians
-
was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm
-
vowing not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established.
-
occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille.
-
A crowd of women marched demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians.