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convocation of the estate general
Kind Louis XVI had the three estates vote on raising taxes.Also it was the start of the National Assembily. -
Storming of the Bastille
The revolt to get weapons and the start of the French Revolution -
Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembily's oath to keep meeting until the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen -
Decloration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights -
Women's March
They marched to get grain and demand bread from the palace. -
Champ de Mars Massacre
The revolt against the Jacobins that caused a random shooting into the crawd killing 50 people and wounding a dozen more. -
Constitution of 1791
Made to retain monarcy, but sovereignty effectly resided the Legislative Assembily,which was elected by a system of indirect voting. -
Committee of public safety
Formed the de facto executive government in Franch during the Reign of Terror -
King's execution
He was executed for treason by guillotine -
End of the Reign of Terror
The reign of terror ended with the execution of Robespierre