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May 15 - Estates General Meet
A meeting of the Estates-General is called by Louis XVI in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan -
King louis death
King Louis XVI is sentenced to the guillotine -
June 17 The National Assembly
third Estate proclaims itself "The National Assembly.Ó They pledged the Tennis Court Oath, where they swore not to disband until a new constitutional was establish -
July The Great Fear
Peasant riots out of fear of the King overthrowing the Third Estat -
Declaration of Rights of Man
Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man -
King Louis Arrested
Louis XVI and his family are arrested while trying to flee from Franc -
The National Convention
The First meeting of the National Convention is held -
the reign of terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervor, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety -
the end of the reign of terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervor, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.