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The three estates of France , Clergy , Nobles , and the Bourgeoisie , who wanted to change voting procedure, have an Estates General Meeting.
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A series of major events that took place during the French Revolution
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The members of the 3rd estate meet together and vote for creating a constitutional monarchy that could provide equality for all. This could be considered the 1st act of the French Revolution. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution--
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The National Assembly met in the tennis court of Versailles as their room that they used to meet in was locked by soldiers in a try from Louis XVI to stop their move. They pledged to never stop until a new legislature is written.This event is considered important as it proves the determination of change.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution--part-1
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The citizens stormed the Bastille , a famous prison in Paris, and took about 300,00 of gun powder to defend themselves against the troops that Louis XVI brought from the north.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution
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Thousands of Women marched to Versalles and demanded bread.They were armed with pikes, sticks ,and scythes. They killed the guards and wanted Marie Antoinette who with her family moved to Paris to calm them. This is a crucial event as it indicates the role of women in the revolution. down.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-2
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Louis XVI and his family wanted to flee Paris but they were caught at
Varenness and brought back to Paris and put under observation. This event is important as it shows how much strong the revolutionaries became.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-2 -
The Jacobins, a radical group of revolutionaries started to address the idea of a republic and the necessity to end the monarchy. They gather with many citizens in the Champ de Mars and demanded throwing the king. here some the National assembly interfered and open fire and more than 50 people were killed.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-2
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Louis XVI along with his family placed under arrest. There were stories of counter revolutionaries who plotted with Austria and Prussia and this caused the people to enter the prison and kill half of the prisoners they found. Ending the monarchy is a great event that at sometime in history was something completely imaginary.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-2
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This reign lasted from 1793 to 1794 when France witnessed a time of executing people for doing very little things where they were sent to the guillotine. M.Robespierre, a French lawyer and an influential figure during the French Revolution who started the conviction , was killed by the guillotine. This event is important as it put France under an internal stress that was added up to the exterior one.
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Napoleon, a strong army soldier, crushes rebels that oppose the National Convention, overthrows the directory , and becomes the first counsel of France.He then crowns himself the Emperor of France, thus, signaled the end of the revolution. This event is important as it's the line between two important eras of France.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/1600s-1800s/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution-part-4-the-rise-of-napoleon-bonaparte
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