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French Revolution
Included Peasant revolts against French Aristocracy -
National Assembly
Third estate declaration that it was the sole government in France -
Tennis Court Oath
Pledge with the members of France's National Assembly to continue meeting until a new constitution was made -
Storming of Bastlle
People went to the Bastille to get gunpowder & ended up fighting for it against the governor and his men -
Women's march on Versailles
Angry mob of women demanded the King of France end the food shortage and that the royal family should return with them to Paris -
The Flight to Varennes
This is the attempted escape of the King and Queen of France from Paris. They were then arrested in Varennes. -
Legislative Assembly
Legislature of France during the French Revolution -
The Reign of Terror
Large time of violent deaths and punishments -
Napoleon's Seizure of Power
Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government and took control