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When the estates general failed, the third estate and there National Assembly moved to nearby tennis court in order to carry on there own decisions. On June 20 1789, the third estate established the national government and pledged not to separate. -
The Storming of the Bastille was an event that occurred in Paris, France when revolutionaries took control of the armory, fortress, and bastille. -
The Jacobins originated as the Club Breton at Versailles, where the deputies from Brittany to the Estates-General. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizen is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, was taking place in October and it was one of the earliest events to happen. -
Louis, queen marie antoinette, and there family unsuccessfully tried to escape from paris. He wanted to escape for more freedom. -
It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law making between the periods of the national constituent assembly and the national convention. -
The national convention was split into three main factions. The Girondins were relatively moderate, and they wanted to keep a constitutional monarchy and promoted a decentralized government. The Monogards were radictly and ultra democratic. -
Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death