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Call of the Estates Generals
First meeting of the Estates General which King Louis XVI called. He called the meeting because the government was having financial problems. -
Tennis Court Oath
They were kicked out of the meeting room and went to the tennis court, it was a revolution act and they made a promise that no one was going to leave until they made a promise. They were taking too long to take a decision on the oath, thats why they were kicked out. -
Storming of the Bastille
Revolutionaries attacked the Bastille, they had weapons and ended up in prison -
Declaration of Rights of Man
All men are equal under the law, no children and women are counted. This is a human civil right. -
March on Versailles
Protest about scarcity and high brice of bread in the Persian Market -
Civil Constitution of Clergy
This allowed the French government to control the church. The church was in need of money and sold land. -
Royal Family Attemps to flee
King Louis XVI and his family tried to leave but gets caught on Verannes and they had to go back to Paris and King Louis XVI had to go to trial. -
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Reign of Terror
This was a violent period of time Radicals took control over government and arrested anyone who they believed that ere not loyal to the revolution. Leader of Jacobins (political party) sentenced and power is lost, Glordins (another political party) gain power. -
Execution of the King
The King is sentenced to death after trial and ends up executed by the guillotine. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre (political leader of Jacobins) was sentenced to execution and lost all of his power, because of this the Jacobins went down because their leader died, and the other political party went up