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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
Marking the beginning of the French Revolution. The meeting was convened by King Louis XVI to address the kingdom's instability and political dissent. The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution. What happened at the meeting was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France's financial problems -
Tennis Court Oath
This commitment to imposing a constitution on France was a threat to the power of the monarch.The Oath was to not disband until France had a constitution. This was a huge turning of the Revolution as this was the first time the Third Estate directly opposed the King.he Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal event during the early stages of the French Revolution, where members of the Third Estate vowed not to disband until they had drafted a new constitution for France. -
Storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille was a pivotal moment in the French Revolution and had several consequences, Marked the start of the French Revolution, Set a precedent, Symbol of the struggle against royal absolutism -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be based only on public utility. The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression -
Women's March on Versailles
On the morning of October 5, 1789, a large group of women in a Paris marketplace began to revolt. They wanted to buy bread for their families. They began to march through Paris demanding bread at a fair price. As they marched, more people joined the group and soon there were thousands of marchers.