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Convocation of the Estates General
A general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by King Louis XVI to propose solutions to his government's financial problems -
Tennis Court Oath
a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789 -
Storming of the Bastille
Rumors were spread that the Queen was hoarding grain in the Bastille so a group of women went and stormed it -
Declaration of the Rights of Men and Citizen
a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights -
Womens March
A group of women marched to Versiales demanding bread for their families to eat -
Champ de Mars Massacre
the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy which lead to the Champ de Mars Massacre -
End of the Reign of Terror
The end od the Reign of Terror didn't end till the dath of Robespierre. -
King's Execution
King Louis XVl head was cut off by a machine called the guillotine -
Constitution of 1971
Led the creation of the Legislative Assembly -
Committee of the Public Safety
Formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror
