Enlightenment and French Revolution

By abram615

  • May 5th, 1789 Meeting With Estates General

    This meeting was basically the beginning of the French Revolution. The meeting was called by King Louis XVI to tell everybody about the country's financial and societal crises.

  • July 14th, 1789 Storming of the Bastille

    Revolutionary Insurgents attempted to storm a medieval armory. After about 4 hours and 94 deaths the Insurgents successfully entered the Bastille.

  • August 26th, 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man is a preamble and has 17 articles. It recognizes freedom and the justice system.

  • June 20th, 1789 Tennis Court Oath

    The men at this oath swore to never stop a meeting until a constitution had been established. They basically said nobody could separate until they established a constitution.