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The force of change
over time the lower class had enough of being poor and getting everything taken from them so they started to get thoughts about power and authority. from the american revolution. -
tennis court oath
meeting of the first, second, and third estate to discuss there issues and vote -
Storming of the Bastille
a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed. -
march on versailles
an angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles -
civil constitution of the clergy
french constitution was passed -
royal family tries to flee the country
after the french constitution was signed King Louis XVI and his family tried to flee Paris
