French Revolution By ValeriaPayanIglesias May 4, 1789 Representatives from the three Estates meet at Versailles May 5, 1789 Louis XVI calls for the Estates General to meet May 5, 1789 Louis XVI calls for the National Assembly to meet and create a constitution Jun 20, 1789 Louis XVI had the Third Estate locked out of the Estates General meeting Jun 20, 1789 Third Estate takes the Tennis Court Oath Jul 14, 1789 The people of Paris storm the Bastille Aug 13, 1792 The women of Paris arrest Louis XVI and take him back to Paris Sep 5, 1793 Reign of terror begins Nov 2, 1795 Directory takes power in France Nov 9, 1799 Napoleonic Era Begins