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Convening the Estate General
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Tennis Court Oath
They got locked out of their meeting place so they met at a near by tennis court and said thaat they would continue to do so until they had a new constitution for France. -
Storming of the Bastille
Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops dismantle the Bastille. This started the begining of the French Revolution. -
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a panic and riot when the Frence Revolution first started. There were rumours of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
France’s National Assembly served as the preamble to the Constitution of 1791. The basic point of this was to let all men have equal rights and are to be born free and remain that way. -
Women's March to Versailles
A crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians, including some men and they marched toward Versailles. -
Louis and Marie Try To Escape France
Louis couldnt except the all the reforms and the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was the last straw. Louis and his family tried to escape but they were noticed before they could leave town. -
Constitution of 1791 is Drafted
The constitution was created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. -
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National Convention
The National Convention was elected to have a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy. -
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Reign of Terror Begins
The commite of public saftey killed anyone who didnt believe in it. -
The Directory Takes Power
