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Estate General
The Estate General was called by King Louis 16th about getting more tax revenue because they were in debt so they raised the tax for the Third Estate. The Third Estate got angry about it, they wanted a better representation. -
National Assembly
National Assembly was about the Third Estate wanted to have equal power as the other Estates. They also created a document called the Declaration of the rights of men. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was about the Third Estate going against the King. They created their own national assembly, and their own law for the rights of men. They also wanted constitutional monarchy -
The Storming of Bastille
All of the peasants storm in to the French prison, beheaded the guards, broke free the prisoners in the prison. They also took other weapons from the guards. -
Constitutional Monarchy
The Constitutional Monarchy was about the monarchy involving of the king and the gov't, but the Third Estate notice that the king was useless without the gov't. -
Mob Overthrows the Constitutional Monarchy, New National Convention, France a Republic
The Constitutional Monarchy was run by the Third Estate. The Third Estate made their own law without the King and the gov't, making the Absolute Monarchy lose power over everyone. The New National Convention was made to overthrow the Absolute Monarchy, making France into a Republic. That how France turned into a Republic. -
King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Beheaded
King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette was beheaded because King Louis couldn't fix France's financial problems. He tried to raise the taxes for the Third Estate, but they went against the idea. Everyone started to notice that he was a good King. Marie was beheaded because she was King Louis's wife. She took everyone's money just to buy things for herself. She was Austrian and wasn't French.; -
Reign of Terror Begins
It began when they executed the King and the King's family. The Reign of Terror was run by this guy named Robespierre.
Anything you said about the King and prices of bread you get executed. He started to suspect people that may not be loyal to the revolution. He kept on executing everyone that he suspected would go against the revolution, until July 28, 1794. -
Reign of Terror Ends
The Reign of Terror ended with Robespierre being arrested and executed
