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The meeting of the Estates General was the meeting of the 1,2,3 estate but the 1,2 did not meet the 3rd and caused the spark that started the revolution
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The National Assembly was a revolutionary assembly formed by representatives of the third estate after the king did not meet with the third estate to discuss topics but were not met by the King. The National Assembly lasted until July 9, 1789.
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The tennis court oath was an oath that all members of the national assembly must swear. It says "Not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established."
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The Bastille was a armory, prison, and a representation of royal authority in France. The Bastille was stormed by the citizens so they could gain arms, after storming the Bastille they tore it down and expelled the royal authority it had.
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The Declaration of rights of man was a doctrine that described what rights the man and citizen have in France.
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The Womans March aka the October March, was one of the most significant parts of the French Revolution. This even was the rioting of women because of the high price and sacrity of bread.
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This was an unsuccessful attempt of the King, his Queen, and their children to escape.
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Champ de Mars massacre was a massive killing after the citizens rallied against the National Constituent for saying that King Louis was still the king.
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This was the turning point of the revolution, 3 years after the storming of the Bastille the people of France laid siege on the home of King Louis.
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The September massacres were a wave of killing in Paris. The massacre started after the journalists thought they needed to take preemptive action and they called on radicals to kill the prisoners before they could escape and kill the revolution.
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King Louis XVI was executed for being of confused of conspiracy with foreign powers.
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The committee of public safety was a group of French men who protected the revolution from foreign attacks and internal rebellion.
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Marat was a leader of the radical montagnard he was assassinated by Charlotte Corday in order to silence his newspaper.
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The guillotine was used to kill traders and royalist in the French revolution. The guillotine was an apparatus that would cleanly, quickly and painlessly kill its victims.
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The reign of terror was led by Maximilian Robespierre, the main purpose of the movement was to purge the traitors of France from society.
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Robespierre was a large supporter of the reign of terror, he was arrested and executed putting an end to the reign of terror.
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The directory was a group of men that held all the executive power in France.
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Napoleon gained control after he returned back from Egypt and had showed that he could evade British power.
