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storming of the bastille
a state prison on the east side of Paris known as the Bastille was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob When the prison governor refused to comply the mob charged and after a violent battle eventually took hold of the building. -
meeting with estates general
was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm -
the tennis court
the third estate established the National Assembly the new revolutionary government, -
women's march on versailles
Concerned over the high price and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces of Paris led the March.This became one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, eventually forcing the royals to return to Paris. -
the right of man
Inspired by British and American covenants, France's declaration was the most ambitious attempt to protect individual rights in any European nation to that point.