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Meeting of Estates
King Louis XVI had called upon all estates to discuss the monrachy financial crisis. A new constituition was written. -
Fall of the Bastille
An angry crowd marched on the Bastile, a fortress in the east that housed mostly prisoners. This was a symbol of the hate of Louis' Regime. -
March on Versalies
A hungry, angry, and unemployed protesters, mostly women, went to the palace of Versalies. Seeing that the people were living in luxury, the mob driven the people living there to Paris. -
Flight to Verannes
The National Assembly continued working on a new constitution for France. After much debate, the assembly decided to limit the king's power. -
Dissolution of the National Assembly
With the new constituional monarchy, the Naional Assembly dissolved into a new body called Legislative Asssembly. -
War
Citizens were still angered by the new Assembly and the new monarchy and also Louis himself wanted war with the citizens. -
Attack on the Tuileries Palace
The government of France was found in avery difficult situation, The Assembly divided and 20,000 people were attacked. This attack was called the "September Massacre". -
Declaration of the Republic and the Trial of Louis
This was the trial of Louis XVI, he was declared guilty and was sentenced to the guillotine. -
Reign of Terror
Robespierre, was the man who got the Reign of Terror up and going, he had 16,000 people guillotined. But, in July 27, 1794 Robespierre too was killed by guillotined. -
Directory and the Rise of Napoleon
With Robespierre's fall, a new contitution for France taht ended up with Napoleaon Bonaparte rising up to be Emperor of France.
