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Estates General is called
It was held at Versailleds. There were representatives from all three estates there to approve new taxes. -
Tennis Court Oath
The meeting where the representatives of the new Assembly vowed to not disband until they have a written constitution for France. -
Bastille Day
The French Independence Day when the revolutionaries captured the Bastille. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Passed by the National Constitutional Assembly, it was based on the concept of Soveriegn Nation. -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Its purpose was to raise money and to end special privileges of the Clegy, and it created a new Church structure. -
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Reign of Terror
A time during the revolution when the government killed thousands of people to defend the revolution. -
Death of Louis XVI
Louis XVI was charged with treason and guillotined. -
9th of Thermidor
The enemies of Robespierre united in the convention. Robespierre was arrested and guillotined.