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The Creation of the National Assembly
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The Tennis Court Oath
The members of the National Assembly gathered in a tennis court and took and oath vowing not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The members of the Third Estate stormed the Bastille. They demanded that the commoners have more of a say in government. The Bastille was rumored to be full of political prisoners and was a symbol to many of the oppression of the king. It also had stores of gunpowder that the revolutionaries needed for their weapons. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was the central document of the French Revolution. The document relies heavily on the Enlightenment philosophy. -
Women March on Versailles
An angry mob of women and men marched from Paris to Versailles. They were demanding lower bread prices. They were able to force the King and Queen to move back to Paris. -
Flight to Varennes
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and the royal family attempted to flee France. They were able to flee to a small town of Varennes. They were captured after being recognized at their previous stop. They were captured and returned to France. -
The September Massacres
The September Massacres was a wave of killings in Paris. ould attack Paris and that the inmates of the city's prisons would be freed and join them. -
The Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine after being captured in Versailles. -
The Creation of the Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety was a political body of the French Revolution that gained virtual dictatorial control over France during the Reign of Terror. -
The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat was a French politician, physician, and journalist, a leader of the radical Montagnard faction. He was assassinated by Charlotte Corday while he was in his medicinal bath. -
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The Reign of Terror
A period of violence by two political groups, the Girondins and the Jacobins. There was mass execution and nearly 40,000 deaths. The Reign of Terror ended when Maximillian Robespierre was executed. -
The Execution of Maximillian Robespierre
The National Assembly arrested Robespierre and his allies. After fleeing to the Hotel de Ville he was declared an outlaw. He shot himself in the jaw, but did not die. Robespierre was sent to the guillotine. -
The Creation of the Directory
The Directory was set up by a group of five men who held executive power. They were chosen by the new legislature, by the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients. Every year a new person would be chosen and replace an old. -
Napoleon Gains Control
Napoleon was part of the French military before he became emperor. He worked his way up through the military and took control of political power. He crowned himself emperor in 1804
