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*The Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembly broke into an indoor tennis court and pledged to write a new constitution. -
*Storming of the Bastille
An angry mob stormed a French prison to get gunpowder for their weapons in order to defend the city. The Official start of the French Revolution. -
*Declaration of Rights & Man
The National Assembly drafted a human civil rights document; changed French society & government. -
Louis XVI executed
End of the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI. -
Queen Marie Antoinette executed
The last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. -
*Reign of Terror full on Begins
Maximilien Robespierre led the National Convention and the committee of Public Safety. Laws were passed that said anyone suspected of treason could be arrest and executed. Thousands of people were executed. -
Maximilian Robespierre executed
The leader of Reign of Terror gets killed by his own device of policy.