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The Estates general made a meeting that reunited the same number of representatives from the First,Second and Third Estates where it was held at the Palace of Versailles to talk about some issues
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The deputies of the Third Estate meet on the Jeu de Paume in defiance of King Louis XVI's order to disperse. They took a historic oath that they shall not disband until a new French Constitution is made.
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A state prison called the Bastille was attacked by and angry mob. The prison was a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule. The mob came to take the amuunation stores inside the prison. The prison governor declined and a battle started that led to the mob getting the prison
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The delegates rose to purpose new reforms and to surrender class priviledges. The manorial system was gone, the nobility and clergy gave up their exemptions from taxation.
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The representatives of the French people have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration to the rights of man, It shall remind them continually of their rights and duties. The National Assembly recognizes and proclaims the following rights of man and citizen
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7,000 working women marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles. The women chanted "Bread! Bread!" because the people were starving. They saw Marie Antoinette and she said "let them eat cake", but that didn't made them feel better. The mob entered and demanded so see the queen. THe women demanded the king to distribute bread to paris and they used Marie as a bargain chip.
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The state confiscated all the church's land and used it to back a new french currency called the assignat. Months later the Church fell victom to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
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King Louis XVI and his family attempted to escape into Austria because Marie's brother was the emperor at that time. But the plan failed and they returned to paris to accept any demands that the people wanted and they were prisoners in their own home
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The Legislative Assembly was in session from Oct.1 1791 to Sept.20 1792. It was a national parliament of Frace during that time period
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European Monarchs were watching France with suspicion after the failed escape of King Louis XVI. In France, the public opinion was for war because they tought that the new government would be easily defeated by foreign powers and that it will unite the country
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The Legislative Assembly votes to abolish the monarchy. It came public after one year that King Louis XVI approved the constitution that took much of his power.
