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The meeting of the estates general
The estates general was met by King Louis XVI at the palace of versailles on May 2, 1789 . -
The National Assembly
The 3rd estate created The national Assembly it would be a true representation of the french people. -
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06/17/1789
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Tenis Court oath .
The National Assembly planned to meet in a room at the Versailles palace. However King Louis XVI had locked the door. The only place close enough for them to meet was the nearby tenis court, The national Assembl promised to keep meeting until they finished creating the decleration of the right of man. That became "The Tenis Court Oath." -
Storming the Bastille .
Paris was furious with foreign troops in there city. The paris mob was determined to rise up and strike back .They first attacked the Invalides fortress from which they gained 30,000 muskets. They moved on to the Bastille, an old prison which had long been viewed as a sumbol of the king's absolute authority. -
The great fear
The Great Fear spread across the country. Once the revolutionary spirit came ovver the people of Paris, people in surrounding areas began to demand cheaper bread and etc. Civil unrest grew in the countryside, with many peasants attacking homes. Aristocratic property was destroyed by the peasantry. July 20 to August 5, 1789, panic and madness spread across the country, but was slowly put down by militias that imposed law and order. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man echoed the sentiments of the Enlightenment philosophes, the English Bill of Rights, and the American Declaration of Independence. It secured the sovereignty of the people, and the natural right to liberty, property, security, all of the peoples natrual rights. -
March on Versailles
The rumors of Louis XVI's offensive party spreads through the streets of Paris, it was a rumor that King Louis XVI stepped on the flag of France. Women of Paris lead a march to Versailles to demand for bread. The mob forced the royal family to return to Paris with them. King Louis XVI then signs the Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
On July 12, 1790 the National Assembly passed the Civil Constitution of the Clergy to bring the clergy under government control. The Clergy would now be elected by all citizens and their salaries paid by the state. The clergy were required to swear an oath of allegiance to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, essentially it required the clergy to acknowledge the supremacy of the French government over the Pope. -
Civil War
In Paris and other cities, working men and women, pushed the revolution into more radical action. They had some competition with a rival group called the Jacobins. Also, there were people who were nobles, clergy, and others who fled France and its revolutionary forces. -
The Royal Family Flees
Unrest in Paris convinced the queen, Marie Antoinette, that the her and the family must flee. With the help of Count Axel von Fersen, the Royla family escaped. When they got to Varennes, they were recognized and National Guardsmen took them back to Paris . -
Paris Mob Attacks the Tuileries
The people of paris had finallay had enough. Hungry, distrustful of government, and discouraged by failures in war. On August 10, 1792 they turned against their king. The mob stormed the Tuileries. They demand a new constitution and a convention to replace the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly is taken away and is replaced by the National Convention. -
The September Massacres
Rumors spread that the 3000 prisoners in Paris prisons were planning to stage an uprising. News that Verdun was threatened by the Prussian army was what began the "September Massacres". A mob led by Jean Marat stormed the prisons and killed about 1600 prisoners. -
France Goes to War with Austria and Prussia
On April 21, 1792, the French government declared war on Austria. Austria was with Prussia so once war began France found itself at war with both countries . -
The execution of King Louis XVI
After six weeks of debate in the National Convention, on weathe ror not to kill the king, On January 21, 1793, the French government came to a decision and sent its former king to the guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror Begins
In 1793 and for about a year, The French government killed 40,00 frenchmen who were thought to be against the revolution. The reign of terror started to slow down once France defeated Austria and Prussia. -
The end of the reign of terror
The reign of terror ended after Robespierre and other radicals were beheaded .
