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Call of the Estate General
king louis had no money and his solution was to impose taxes on the nobility. However, the Second Estate forced him to call a meeting of the Estates-General. where they met to discuss the tax. I believe this event is important because this was what led to the beginning of the revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
the deputies finding the door to the meeting room locked broke into a indoor tennis court. they pledged to stay there until a new constitution had been drawn up. This oath would come to have major significance in the revolution as the Third Estate would constantly continue to protest to have more representation. -
Storming of the Bastille
Individuals started to assemble weapons so as to protect the city against assault. On July 14, a crowd scanning for explosive and arms raged the Bastille, a Paris jail. The crowd overpowered the watchman and held onto control of the structure. The fall of the Bastille turned into an extraordinary emblematic demonstration of upheaval to the French individuals. -
March on Versailles (October 5-6, 1789)
In October 1789, a large number of Parisian ladies revolted over the rising cost of bread. Waving blades, tomahawks, and different weapons, the ladies walked on Versailles. requesting that the lord come back to Paris. Their exit flagged the difference in force and radical changes going to overwhelm France. -
Royal Family attempts to flee (June 20, 1791)
in June 1791, the regal family attempted to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. As they approached the outskirt, be that as it may, they were captured and come back to Paris under gatekeeper. Louis' endeavored get away from expanded the impact of his extreme adversaries in the administration and fixed his destiny. -
The First invasion of the Tuileries
This is one of the Revolutionary turning points. On this day a little more than three years after the attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid siege on the Tuileries. The Tuileries was the official home of King Louis XVI and the Legislative Assembly. this made it possible for the change in the government considering how the king was in prison -
Overthrow of the monarchy
The overthrow of the monarchy occurred on the 10th of August 1792. This was the day in which the French revolutionaries over threw the monarchy because they found Louis XVI guilty of treason. this is an important event because the people got what they wanted -
Execution of the King (January 21, 1793)
This was the day that King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The revolutionaries made Marie Antoinette watch as the King lost his head. this is an important even because it signaled the end of the reign of king louis -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of about 6 months. The Reign of Terror was when most of the executions were done. many of those who had led the Revolution received death sentences. Their only crime was that they were considered less radical than Robespierre. It started after King Louis died and the first execution was Marie Antoinette. -
Execution of Robespierre (July 27 1794)
Robespierre was a big figure in the French Revolution but he was like a dictator and a tyrant. The French people didn’t like him so the ordered his arrest. this is important because it marks the end of the revolution and the terror
