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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
to address the country's financial and political crisis -
Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath -
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Bastille -
Women's March on Versailles
a riot that took place during this first stage of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Declaration of the Rights of Man -
Execution of King Louis XVI
guillotined in the Place de la Révolution in Paris on January 21, 1793. -
Reign of Terror
a violent period during the French Revolution, primarily between September 1793 and July 1794 -
Maximillian Robespierre's execution
executed by guillotine on July 28, 1794