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France was the most advanced country in Europe, the economy and everything was great.
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The economy started to decline, bad weather made for bad farming seasons and the government fell into debt. This lead to the price of bread to double, so people faced starvation.
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The Third Estate decided to become the National assembly because they had the most representatives, they could pass laws and permissionins.
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The storming of the Bastille symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution. It is a day in which a mob took control over the French prison Bastille.
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Nearly 7,000 working women marched from Paris to Versailles, this event intensified the French Revolution.
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A document made by the National Assembly. This is an important document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.
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The National Assembly made a new Constituion, called the Legislative Assembly
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The Legislative Assembly declared war against Austria and Prussia, this led to the September Massacres.
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Robespierre became dictator of France, this period was known as the Reign of Terror
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Robespierre was executed, this ended the Reign of Terror, and temporally ended the French Revolution.