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Bankrupcy
Bankers refuse to lend King Louis any more money -
Estates-General
The Estates-General has a meeting, in which representatives of all three estates decide on how to make more money. -
National Assembly and Tennis Court Oath
The national assembly is created, leading to the Tennis Court Oath. -
Storming of the Bastille
There were rumors that forgeign troops were coming to attack so mobs stormed the Bastille to look for weapons. -
End of Feudalism
The national assembly chooses to abolish the estates, making everybody except the king equal and ending the Old Regime. -
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
The national assembly claims the "Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen" as their official beliefs -
Bread Riots
Parsian women riot over the increasing price of bread and raid the Versallies, and eventually force the king to return to Paris. -
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Assembly Reforms France
The National Assembly slowly reforms France, incorporating enlightenment ideas into their new laws and policies. -
Royal Escape Denied
The royal family tries to escape to the Austrian Netherlands but were caught and send back to France. -
Limited Monarchy
The National Assembly changed France to a limited monarchy. -
France goes to war
The National Assembly declares war against Austria and Prussia, who support an absolute monarchy. -
King is taken hostage.
Around 20,000 men break into the king's palace and take him hostage. -
Nobles Massacred
Citizens, fearful that the nobles planned to escape and bring back the king, broke into french prisons and murdered many imprisoned nobles. The Jacobins take control of the government. -
National Convention
The National Assembly and King are removed from the government, and the National Convention takes their place. -
King gets the guillotine
The king gets the guillotine punishment. -
Drafts of 30,000 men
Great Britan, Holland and Spain join the war against France, causing them to draft 30,000 men into their army. -
Robespierre's beginings
Robespierre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety. -
Robespierre's End
The members of the National Convention imprison Robespierre and guillotine him on the 28th of July. -
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New Government
A new plan of government is drafted, and the system of the "Directory" is formed.
