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Louis XVI called the representatives to meet at Versailles. The Represenatatives brought Lists of grievances.
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On June 20, the king locked the Representatives out of ther regular meeting room and they assembled at a nearby tennis court. They swore not to disband until France had a constitution.
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The King refused to recognize the legitmacy of the National Assembly. Attacks by the King spurred crowds to storm the royal prison, to release prisoners and collect weapons.
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The Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen was passed by the National Assembly. This described the rights of people and guiding democratic principles.
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Due to a poor economy, scarcity of food, fear and panic, attacks were led on the estates of the Nobility. The National Assembly abolished the Estates-General, which resulted in a end to the feudal system and gaining legislative power in France.
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Several thousand people marched to Versailles to protest the high price of bread. Protesters discovered plans of the royal family to flee from France. They forced the King and his family back to Paris where they would have a lower chance of escaping.
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The National Assembly wrote a new constitution for France that kept the country a monarchy. This transformed the distribution of political powers. It proclaimed France a sovereign nation, made government officials subject to the law, dissolved the royal administration, and shifted powers from Paris to 83 individual districts. It limited the power of the King, and gave it to an elected legislative assembly.
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Two different political groups emerged, Jacobins and Girondins. The Girodins wanted to maintain the monarchy, while Jacobins wanted to establish France as a republic. Jacobins raided the Tuileries Palace in August 1792. The King was suspended from his duties by the elected Legislative Assembly.
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Many nobles fled to Austria and Prussia and attempted to mobilize foreign powers against the new government. This lead to the decleration of war on Austria in 1792. Prussia joined the Austrians against France weeks later.
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The National Convention, comprising representatives from the Jacobins and the Girondins, voted to remove the monarchy and establish a republic.
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Louis XVI was found guilty of treason by the new republic. He was sentenced to death, his execution was not approved by all of France.
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Facing a series of losses against Austria, Prussia and Great Britain, the government instituted a levee en masse (mass conscription) to provide additional soldiers for France's military efforts.
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The wife of Louis XVI, was arrested and found guilty for a number of charges, including treason, she was executed after being found guilty.
