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Louis XVI called the estates general meeting for the first time in 175 years. The meeting was called because of financial problems. One of the first things to come up was how they would vote. There were many ideas on how the voting would be divided and who represented who. It was very messy and lasted for longer than a day.
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After the messy first estate general meeting the third estate met outside the general estate and started to get people to side with them. Once they finished planning they declared themselves The National Assembly.
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The French Revolution was beginning as the Third Estate rebelled against the king and swore not to break up until France had been given a new constitution. The Oath of Tennis Court happened when the national assembly was locked out from a meeting and went to a tennis court where they promised not to break up until a new constitution was made.
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Bastille was an armory, fortress and political prison which represented royal authority within the center of Paris. It was an attack on the government by the people which signaled the start of French Revolution.
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The great fear took over a period soon after the start of the French Revolution do to rumors and whisper. Because of this peasants with much fear armed themselves and some attacked manor homes.
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The National Assembly chooses to get rid of feudal system like the seigneurial rights. Feudal privileges was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.
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The national assembly issued the declaration of the rights of men (DRM). The DRM listed things such as freedom of religion and speech as well as freedom of assembly , etc.
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The women were angry at the missing bread and the high prices so they marched towards Versailles in search for bread they believed the king had hidden.
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Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and other immediate families tried to escape from Paris to start a counter- revolution but it was a total failure due to their big presence and maybe poor disguises. They were recognized at Sainte-Menehould and were stopped at Varennes which is why this event is also known as Flight to Varennes
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After being convicted with conspiracy with foreign powers Louis was sent to there version of death row. He died at Place de la Revolution in Paris. He was sentenced by The National Convention through a unanimous vote where not one person chose "not guilty".
