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The French Revolution Timeline
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Restoration Of Monarchy
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Meeting of the Estates General
King Louis called for a meeting to discuss the finacial crisis. The meeting was held at Versailles. They were trying to decide on how to tax the new Third estate. The Third estate requested that the voting process should be by majority. This led up to the creation of the National Assemly -
Creation of The National Assembly
Their ideas got refused by the king and the third estate did not follow the kings order. On June 17, 1789, the third estate and some of the second estate created The National Assembly. The assembly went to a tennis court and created an oath. This was the start of the revolution. -
The Stroming of the Bastille
On this date a mob of angry rioters went to Bastille, and asked to get weapons to defend themselves against the King and his guards. They ended up attacking Bastille and killing the commander and breaking down the bricks one by one. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Creation of the National Convention
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Execution of the King
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Reign of Terror
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Coup d' etat, and the end of the French Revolution
