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Meeting of the Estates General
The finicial state of France was about to crumble and the Estates General met to discuss ways to resolve it. King Louis ended the meeting after the third estate began arguing; this led to a making of the National Assembly. -
Storming/fall of The Bastille
A crowd of about 1,000 people stormed The Bastille prison in Paris to free prisoners and steal weapons. The crowd later destroyed the building and is seen as a symbol of the Revolution. -
Declaration of Rights
It looked to the Declaration of Independence as a model. It was intented for transition between an absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy. -
March on Versailles
A crowd of peasant women marched to the palace in Versailles and demanded bread. They forced the king and his family to return to Paris. -
Royal family flees
The king and his family tried to escape to Austria. They were caught at a small town near the border called Varennes. -
War with Austria/Prussia
France was in economic ruins and wanted to regain their wealth by obtaining more land. They had a big army and defeated all armies on their continent. -
King and Queen arrested
A crowd of French citizens stormed the palace. The king and his family escaped but were later arrested by the legislative assembly. -
Execution of King Louis
King Louis was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers. In return, the national assembly sentenced him to death by guillotine. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a result of conflict between rival political factions. During this period there were a sky rocketing amount of executions by guillitine. -
Rise of Napolean
Napolean returned from a military expedition in Egypt to a hero's welcome. He overthrew the directory with a coup de d'etat.
