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Call of the Estate General
France was losing a ton of money and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The reason is they were in this state is because King Louis XV spent a lot of money; King Louis XVI lavishly spent money and during the American Revolution France helped the american. This series of events led up to the French Monarch convening to the Estate General to order a new land tax levy which the King hoped will ease his difficulty. The Estate General consisted of the clergy. -
Tennis Court Oath
On the morning of 20 June, the deputies were shocked to discover that the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers. Immediately fearing the worst and anxious that a royal attack by King Louis XVI was imminent, the
deputies congregated in a nearby indoor tennis court where they took a solemn collective oath "not to separate, and to
reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". -
Storming of the Bastille
On the afternoon of the 14th of July 1789 the Bastille was stormed by an angry and aggressive mob. The Bastille in during the French Revolution was a symbol of power and the monarchy’s dictatorial rule. The Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time but the mob didn’t come for them. They came for the huge ammunition storages that were kept in the prison. -
March on Versailles
The woman set out on a march from Paris to Versailles in the hopes to get bread for it was too expensive for them to buy. They were armed with pitchforks and pikes and muskets. To the beat of a drum, the woman chanted “Bread! Bread!”- for despite the fertile French soil, the populace of Paris were starving while The King and Marie Antoinette continued to feast at their salubrious country’s gaffe. -
Royal Family attempts to flee
The royal family attempted to flee Paris to Varennes. King Louis XVI realized that things were becoming too dangerous for them because of the Revolution. When they were caught in Varennes the trust of the revolutionary government to them faded completely and the revolutionary government became hostile towards to royal family. -
Champ de mars massacre
Two days before Champ de mars massacre, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that King Louis XVI would remain king under a constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy is when the King or Queen doesn’t have absolute power. Instead they share the power with a constitution. A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. -
The First invasion of the Tuileries
This is one of the Revolutionary turning points. On this day a little more than three years after the attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid siege on the Tuileries. The Tuileries was the official home of King Louis XVI and the Legislative Assembly. -
Execution of the King
This was the day that King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The revolutionaries made Marie Antoinette watch as the King lost his head. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of about 6 months. The Reign of Terror was when most of the executions were done. It started after King Louis died and the first execution was Marie Antoinette. She was separated from King Louis and was just with her children. Her son Louis XVII suspiciously disappeared and they never saw him again. September 5 1793- July 28 1794 -
Execution of the Queen
This was the day that Marie Antoinette was executed by the guillotine. She was the first execution after the Reign of Terror started.
