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Here, Louis summoned the Estates General. They wanted to find the solution to France's Financial Problems. It was here, that the National Assembly started forming.
This was important because it was the start of the French Revolution as we know it. -
The third estate, or national assembly found themselves locked outside their usual meeting place. On the tennis court, they took an oath. This was to never separate until the constitution was changed.
This is important because it laid the foundation for the political change that had to come -
The storming of bastille happened because there was a lot of gunpowder. A of unfairly imprisoned people were also there. It was one of the first attacks on government buildings.
This is important because it was one of the first acts of violence and of defiance during the drench revolution. -
This was basically a new constitution for France. It was also one of the first constitutions that had input from the lower class. It was a new step into a new age for France.
The constitution did not include most women's rights, as they were completely ignored. -
Women marched all the way to Versailles. They demanded that Marie Antoinette and the king come back to Paris. It was also a violent affair.
It was the biggest involvement of women in the French revolution. -
The National Assembly abolished the nobility. They took away all the privilege that the nobles had. They also took away their power.
This was important because it was the biggest social change in France. -
Here is where the new constitution was ratified. Everybody agreed on it so they published it. The constitution was ratified with Luis' support.
This is important as the whole legal and social foundation of the country changes with the constitution -
This is the start of mass violence in France. A lot of people were killed by the guillotine.
Guillotining became a symbol in France for antigovernmental sentiment and it became a tool of terror. -
The king of France was executed. It was the first time in history that France did not have a king. Even though he had no more power by the end of his reign, he was still the last living king of France.
This is important because it is a symbolic end of the monarchy and had wide effects thorough Europe. -
She was executed long after her husband, and it was also a symbolic execution, since she was not a threat to France. Since Marie was actually Austrian, her execution proved for bad relations with other European countries.