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Call of The Estate General
The French Revolution started because of King Louis XVI. France was poor and the reason why they were in this state is because King Louis XV spent a lot of money. This series of events led up to the French Monarch convening to the Estate General to order a new land tax levy which the King hoped will ease his difficulty. The Estate General consisted of the clergy, the middle class and the lower class citizens.
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Tennis Court Oath
Third Estate, led by Honoré Gabriel Riqueti,
began to call themselves the National
Assembly. a royal attack by King Louis XVI was imminent, the deputies congregated in a nearby indoor tennis court where they took a solemn collective oath "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require. -
Storming Of The Bastille
The Bastille is a French prison which is located in Paris, France. On the afternoon of the 14th of July 1789 the Bastille was stormed by an angry and aggressive mob. The Bastille in during the French Revolution was a symbol of power and the monarchy’s dictatorial rule. -
March On Versailles
The woman set out on a march from Paris to Versailles in the hopes to get bread for it was too expensive for them to buy. They were armed with pitchforks and pikes and muskets. To the beat of a drum, the woman chanted “Bread! Bread!” -
Royal Family Attempts To Flee
The royal family attempted to flee Paris to Varennes. King Louis XVI realized that things were becoming too dangerous for them because of the Revolution. -
Champ De Mars Massecre
Champ de mars massacre wan an event when the citizens of France rallied against the decision of the National Constituent Assembly that King Louis XVI was still the king, even though he was under a constitution. The event ended in massacre. -
The First Invasion of The Tuileries
On this day a little more than three years after the attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid siege on the Tuileries. The Tuileries was the official home of King Louis XVI and the Legislative Assembly. -
Overthrow Of The Monarchy
This was the day in which the French revolutionaries over threw the monarchy because they found Louis XVI guilty of treason. -
Execution Of The King
This was the day that King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The revolutionaries made Marie Antoinette watch as the King lost his head. -
Reign Of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of about 6 months. The Reign of Terror was when most of the executions were done. It started after King Louis died and the first execution was Marie Antoinette.
