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Estates-General
Called to meet on May 5th 1789, The estates-general was summoned by King Louis XVI. They were called on to fix the current economical issues. -
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French Revolucion
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National Assembly Formation
After the estates-general failure to fix the economical issues, the 3rd estate begins to have private meeting. They called this new group of people the National Assembly. -
Storming of the Bastille
On the morning of July 14th, 1789, Partisans of the 3rd estate rushed into the Bastille Prison to retrieve weapons and gunpowder -
Women's March on Versaille
Woman in France riotted over the high price of bread and its scarcity. This act was a major inspiration to the revolution. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on January 21st, 1793. He was put on trial for treason and was found guilty. Nobody voted "Not Guilty" -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre and 21 of his followers were executed by guillotine in front f a cheering mob.