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French Revolution

By lilcheesecake04

  • Call of the Estate General

    Call of the Estate General
    The whole reason this revolution started is solely because of King Louis XVI. For King Louis had a habit of spending money very lavishly. During the American Revolution, France had given the United States a very generous donation.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    The Bastille is a French prison, which stands in Paris. During the afternoon of July 14th in 1789, the prison was raided by an angry mob. The Bastille during the revolution was a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorship and power.

  • The March on Versailles

    The March on Versailles
    Women had went out marching to Versailles from Paris in hopes for free bread. Most of the population had been starving due to King Louis and Marie Antoinette had been feasting for days. The people marching were armed with pitch forks, muskets and pikes.

  • Royal Family Attempts to Flee

    Royal Family Attempts to Flee
    The royal family had made an attempt to flee to Varennes from Paris. After being caught, the revolutionary government's trust in them became faded. Which led the revolutionary government's hostility towards the royal family.

  • Champ de Mars Massacre

    This was a significant event in the revolution in which the civilians rallied against the NCA that the King was still the King. Even though he still was king by constitution.