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French Revolution
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Meeting of the Estate General
The Estates General fromed a meeting that reunited representatives from each Estate to solve this serious political crisis. -
voted to establish the National Assembly- leads to the Tennis Court Oath
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Storming of the Bastille
On the 14th of July, the citizens of Paris France, unsatisfied for decades by the their government 'stormed in riot' the Bastille, which was the chief prison/ police station for the country....killed the officers and let all the prisoners loose as the start to revolution. -
feudalism is ended, divisions between the estates ended
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Declaration of Rights of man and of the citizen
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Women March on Versaille
Angry women belived the royals were hoarding bread -
Royals try to escape
Louis XVI attempts to flee to Varennes but is recognised and they force him to return to Paris. -
War Declared
France declares war on Austria, but French army flees when they confronted each other. -
Lafayette Escapes
He had to flee France to avoid being executed by the most radical revolutionaries. -
Victory
French forces defeat the invading force at Valmy. Enjoy victory in its military conflicts. -
R.I.P
Louis XVI executed.