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Estates General
King Louis XVI calls forth the Estates General together in hope to solve the monarchy’s financial crisis. Three classes were represented by the Estates General, the clergy, the noblemen, and the rest of France together. One thing that resulted from this was the Tennis Court Oath, where they vowed to remain in an indoor tennis court until a new constitution had been written. -
Bastille
An angry mob marched on the Bastille, which was a fortress in Paris that was mostly used as a state prison by the kings of France. Mad, jobless, and hungry, the Parisians saw it as a place to vent their frustrations. The commander of the Bastille and his troops resisted at first but eventually surrendered to the crowd, and King Louis XVI soon learned about the fall of the Bastille. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
A declaration passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, which became an important document of the French Revolution. The declaration was written and basically states that all men are equal under law. However, this document did not affect women and children. -
Versailles
Many people in France and the rest of Paris were hungry and starved. In October, a lot of protesters who were mostly women, marched from Paris to the Palace of Versailles. The protesters were convinced that the royal family was living in luxury while they suffered, so they broke in and demanded bread. -
Royal Flee
For different reasons such as feeling like prisoners in their Tuileries Palace or having limits on their authority, King Louis XVI and his family attempted to flee from France. This attempt happened just as the new constitution was about to be put into effect. The king was later discovered in Varennes, where he was sent back to Paris and put on trial. -
National Assembly
When the constitution came into effect, France was called a constitutional monarchy, while the National Assembly ended and replaced by the Legislative Assembly. Nobody from the National Assembly was elected to the new legislative body, and it resulted in a loss of everyone with valuable political experience. -
Tuileries Palace
In 1792, the French government found themselves caught up between the Austrian army and its Prussian allies, who were advancing into French territory. Not only that but economic stagnation had continued, the Legislative Assembly had been divided, Paris had been having trouble, and the King was thought of as a traitor since he had tried to flee the country. On August 10, a mob of people attacked the Tuileries Palace, because of this a lot more problems occurred like the “September Massacre”. -
King's Execution
After being put on trial for trying to flee Paris and being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers, King Louis XVI is sentenced to death. He is executed by a guillotine in 1793. -
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Reign of Terror
A particular man, Maximilien Robespierre, came and took control of the Committee, while also establishing himself as the leader of the Reign of Terror. Thousands of people were sentenced to death by execution. Later two political parties were developed, the Jacobins, and the Girondins. Robespierre was also the leader of the Jacobins, and he executed all these people because he supposedly wanted to rid France of all enemies of the Revolution and to protect the nation. -
Robespierre
When a popular Committee member named George-Jacques Danton is executed, a lot more resentment is directed towards Maximilien Robespierre. He was later arrested and guillotined the next day. As leader of the Jacobins, the Jacobins power falls with him, and as a result the Girondins gain more power.
