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Estates General Meeting
A meeting of the estates gereral to approve a new tax was held at Versailles for the first in 175 years. -
The Establishment of the National Assembly
Vote to establish the National Assembly proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy, beginning of representitive government. -
Attack on Bastille
An angry mob stormed the Bastille searching for gunpowder and arms. -
Noblemen's Speeches
Noblemen made speeches expressing ideas of liberty and equality. The Old Regime was dead the next morning. -
National Convention Takes Office
Monarchy was abolished and France was declared a republic. Adult male citizens are given the right to vote and hold office. -
Tuileries Invaded
Men and women mobbed the palace where the royal family was staying. Massacred the royal guards and imprisoned Marie Antoinette, Louis, and their children. -
Louis XVI Is Beheaded
Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and was beheaded by the guillotine. -
End of the Reign of Terror
Maximillien Robespierre is beheaded, thus ending The Reign of Terror.
