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Estates General called
In 1789 Louis XVI called a meeting between the 3 estates (the Clergy, Nobility and peasants) to purpose a solution to France's financial problems. it ended when the 3rd estate formed into a national assembly, signaling the outbreak of "French Revolution". -
National Assembly Formed
The Nation Assembly was the first revolutionary government during the French Revolution, this government lasted from June 14th 1789 until July 9th 1789. -
Tennis Court Oath
The member of the 3rd estate took an oath voting "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". This was a very pivotal moment in the revolution -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was a state prison on east side of Paris, on July 14th the Bastille was attacked by an angry mob, causing the prison to be a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule. This Became one of the defining moments in the following revolution. -
Constitutional Monarchy Formed
A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution. -
Mob Overthrows the Constitutional Monarchy
When armed revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. -
New National Convention
This was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. -
France a Republic
Because the powers of King Louis XVI were reduced, he asked for help from the Prussian and Austrian monarchies.but the revolutionaries in France formed an army and declared war against Prussia and Austria. The monarchy was abolished and france became a republic -
King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Beheaded
King Louis XVI was put on trial for treason in November 1792 and on January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI was executed. Nine months later, Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a tribunal, and on October 16 she followed her husband to the guillotine. -
Reign of Terror Begins
Following the creation of the First French Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place. -
Reign of Terror Ends
