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Tennis Court Oath
The third estate generals discovered that the king had kicked them out of their meeting, so the 576 members moved their meeting to a tennis court in Saint-Louis, Versailles. They signed an oath that said they would not stop meeting up until they have written a new constitution for France. This shows how much they needed the country to change https://www.historyonthenet.com/what-is-the-tennis-court-oath -
Storming of the Bastille
After the tennis court oath, people decided to push down the symbol of monarch dictatorship: the bastille jail. They engaged in a long fight with the guards and soldiers but eventually took hold. This day is still celebrated as a holiday today in France. This symbolizes the French revolution's beginning and the people's independence ideas. https://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item106472.html -
Women’s March on Versailles
it was a march led by 7000 women that were enraged by the high price of bread. They forced their demands on King Louis XVI. The next day they made him go back to Paris with them https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-march-on-versailles/
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Escape of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
The escape of Louis xvi and his queen aka The Flight to Varennes was when they tried to escape from Paris. Dressed up as servants, they snuck out. They were found in Varennes and were taken back. This shows that they really wanted to escape from the people, as the revolution has already started. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/louis-xvi-and-marie-antoinettes-attempts-to-escape/#:~:text=The%20Flight%20to%20Varennes%2C%20or,Louis%20XVI%20and%20Marie%20Antoinette. -
French Constitution of 1791
12 amendments were proposed and 10 were finalized and became the bill of rights for France. It was ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. A new constitution for a new system of ruling. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/bill-of-rights#:~:text=Articles%203%20to%2012%2C%20ratified,as%20the%20Bill%20of%20Rights. -
Monarchy Abolished
For the national convention, just being a constitutional monarchy wasn’t enough anymore. They wanted freedom. They abolished monarchy. This shows that they feel restricted by dictated monarchs https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monarchy-abolished-in-france#:~:text=King%20Louis%20and%20his%20queen,put%20on%20trial%20for%20treason. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
With Monarchy abolished, this king was no longer a king. He was found guilty and got beheaded on Jan 21, 1793. 9 months later, his wife, Marie Antoinette, was also beheaded. This starts a new era https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XVI -
Reign of Terror Begins
Starting this time, the national convention created a public safety department and wanted to find out who were threats to national safety. From September 5th, 1793, to July 28th, 1794, around 27,000 people died by execution or imprisonment, with about 500,000 arrested. This was just a new form of dictatorship and using blood to conquer paths https://examples.yourdictionary.com/french-revolution-timeline-simple-overview-major-events -
Reign of Terror Ends
The Reign of Terror ended when Robespierre and several of his supporters were sent to the guillotine and beheaded. They were beheaded from July 27-28 https://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/timeline/reign.html#:~:text=July%2027%2D28%3A%20The%20Reign,guillotined%20within%20two%20days%20executed. -
New Constitution Adopted
The new constitution was a modified version of the constitution from 1791. The new one was approved with minor changes and was adopted. A new constitution for a new form of a country https://www.britannica.com/topic/Constitution-of-1795