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This meeting was the first of them in 175 years. It was a meeting of all three estates to pass a law that would impose taxes on nobility. While some thought it would help make others equal, third estate citizens were still barred from voting as equals. This is important because this meeting was what sparked the revolution.
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This was the start of a less monetary rule of government and turned it into that of representative rule. 3 days later however the third estate delegates were locked out of the meeting. They then stayed in an indoor tennis court refusing to leave until the tennis court oath was made. This is important because it was one of the first times third estate citizens stood up for their rights against first estate citizens.
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A mob, searching for supplies to defend themselves from French troops, stormed Bastille, a Paris prison. About 100 people were killed and their heads were later marched down the streets on stakes. This was a major display of violence by the rebellion. It is important because the siege on Bastille is still relevant today as they still celebrate it. It's a big piece of France's history and gave France the first feel of war against the monarch.
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Thousands of Parisian women brandishing weapons rioted about the price of bread. They went as far as killing guards and entering the King and Queens palace. They wanted Louis and Marie Antoinette to return to Paris, which they begrudgingly agreed to do. This is important because it eventually led to the execution of the ex-king and queen.
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The constitution declared that all men of any money are equal. Many nobles were forced to agree to it out of fear, not of their own ideals. This was the beginning of the revolution rule of France. This is important because it was a form of declaration of their takeover of france.
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The guillotine was an invention used to behead people in executions. It was used in the execution of King Louis and Marie Antoinette. More than 2,000 people were killed with the device towards the end of The Great Terror. It is important because the invention helped with the deaths of thousands during this period.
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A mob of 20,000 men and women stormed the palace where Louis and Marie were staying. They killed all of their guards and captured Marie, Louis and their children. Marie and Louis were later executed via guillotine. This is important because it stopped the King and Queens rein and made way for Maximilian to take over France.
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The september massacres was the killing of over 1,000 prisoners who agreed with the king, as well as royal sympathisers such as priests. People were afraid that after the capture of the royal family there would be an uprising. So the poor and fearful nobles joined together and executed the people via guillotine, hanging, even murdered on the street by passerby. It's important because it depicted the fear and chaos France was plunged into from the revolution.
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Louis was sentenced to death for treason by a close vote. He was later executed by guillotine, many people were revolted by the execution of a previous leader. Any short uprisings that followed were quickly silenced with execution, leading into the Great Terror. This is important because it officially marked the end of Louis and his poor leadership, it also silenced anybody wanting to help the King.
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The great terror started when Maximilien Robespierre took power in France. He executed anybody who he believed was a threat to his power, including those who started the revolution. During the great terror about 40,000 people were killed, some completely innocent or for petty crimes. It all ended when Robespierre was overthrown and executed. It's because the great terror caused the death of thousands and proved that the rebels had no plan for leadership after Louis.
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Via a vote by the people, Napoleon Bonaparte was officially elected leader of France. He was later executed because of his frowned upon military escapades. It is estimated that 1.6 million people were killed during Bonaparte's reign. His reign is important because that was the first time a leader elected by the people took power without his own gains in mind after the revolution.
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