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Call of the Estates Generals
Since the French government was having financial issues, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General in 1789. This meeting was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614. -
Tennis Court Oath
The deputies of the Third Estate assumed that the king was forcing them to separate. They moved to a near indoor tennis court. At the tennis court they took an oath to not separate until a written constitution had been made for France. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France. This was a violent attack on the government by the people(mostly craftsmen/store owners) of France. It directed towards the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This was one of the most fundamental documents of the French Revolution. It explains a list of rights and includes rights people have together. It was written using some ideas of natural rights. -
Women's March on Versailles
Women and men, marched from Paris to Versailles. King Louis XVI promised to give all the bread in Versailles to the people. The king said he'd go to Paris with his family, making it the last time he saw Versailles. -
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
This was an attempt to alter the Roman Catholic Church in France. The instant submission of the Catholic Church in France to the French government was caused by this law. -
The Flight to Varennes
King Louis XVI and his wife disguised themselves and fleeted with their family east from Paris. They were caught and were arrested and taken back to Paris. -
Execution of Louis XVI
The king was executed for treason by guillotine in the Place de Revolution in Paris. He was sentenced to death by a large majority. -
Execution of the Queen
Marie Antoinette was sentenced by the Revolutionary Tribunal of treason and executed by guillotine which took place on the Place de Revolution. She was the first execution after the Reign of Terror began. -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was one of the most influential people in the French Revolution. He was arrested due to his dislike from the French people. With his brother, St-Just, François Hanriot, and Le Bas they were trialled and sent to the guillotine.
