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Higher Taxes
After a bad harvests and costly wars, King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly (meeting of representatives of the Three Estates) in order to raise taxes. -
Tennis Court Oath. Nat. Ass.
the national assembly gathered in a tennis court to write a constitution for France. -
Bastille stormed and taken by a Paris mob
French Revolutionaries stormed Bastille (royal fortress), marking the beginning of the french revolution. -
Jacobin Club reformed
Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights; Jacobin Club reformed. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
King Louis from Versailles
King Louis brought from Versailles to Tuileries palace in Paris. -
King Flees to Austria, is caught in Varennes
King Louis XVI tried to leave France and go to Austria under cover, but was caught in Varennes and recognized as the king. -
Paris Mob and Purges
Paris mob storms royal palace; legislative assembly government collapse. minister of justice Danton purges thousands of presumed traitors. -
Monarchy Abolished
National Convention abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic. -
Revolutionary calander
Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names. -
National Convention
National convention condemns and executes the King. -
Counter Revolution Revolt
Counter - Revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins. -
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror by committee of public safety begins.
