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Estates General meets
a meeting of representatives from each estate to talk about problems within France -
Tenis Court Oath
a group of bourgeoisie that met to until there was a constitution in France -
National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
the document written after the overthrow of the monarchy states the rights of the people of France -
Storming of the Bastille
Men and women stormed the Bastille for gunpowder and to free the prisoners -
Women’s March to the Palace of Versailles
an angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women – armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets – marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempt to flee France
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to flee France to escape the revolution and save the throne and monarchy -
Creation of Legislative Assembly
A limited monarchy in 1791 with the constitution in place limited monarchy replaced the absolute monarchy now the new legislative assembly had the power to make laws, collect taxes, and decide issues. -
Creation of National Convention
a the monarchy was completely abolished and which created the national convention and a republic -
Committee of Public safety
main goal to kill traitors -
Reign of Terror start
a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, -
Louis VXI was excecuted
Executed for treason against the revolution; death by Guillotine -
Marie Antoinette Executed
Marie Antoinette killed for her treason against the revolution -
Reign of Terror end
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Maximilien Robespierre is executed
Robespierre was guillotined without trial because of his radical violence -
3rd Estate declared themselves the “National Assembly”
the representative of the people out to free the french country of a monarchy and make a constitution and get it signed -
France is ruled by directory
a five member committee which governed France
