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Call of the Estates Generals
King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General; he called them because the French Government was having financial problems. -
Tennis Court Oath
A pledge signed by 577 members of France's Third Estate, this was an early beginning in starting the French Revolution -
Storming of the Bastille
Revolutionaries stormed the Bastille to fight and this set off a series of events that led to the overthrow of the King and the French Revolution -
Declaration of Rights of Man
A human civil rights document from the French Revolution that included a list of rights. -
Women's March on Versailles
7,000 working women marched in the rain for their rights. -
Civil Constitution of Clergy
A law that passed during the French Revolution, this caused a subordination of the Catholic Church to the French Government. -
Royal Family Attempts to Flee
King Louis XVI and his family tried to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution -
Execution of the King
The King was sentenced to death after a trial, he was executed by the guillotine. -
Reign of Terror
During the period of terror that happened in the French Revolution, France was being ruled by a group of men called the Committee of Public Safety. -
Execution of RobesPierre
The architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror was overthrown and arrested by the National Convention.