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Meeting of the Estates General in Versailles
The French Monarch was after more money. On May 5, 1789, he called the Estates General to meet in Versailles to create a new land tax to get him that money. This was the first time in 175 years that the Estates General had met. Image: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3404900359&v=2.1&u=atla97524&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=90016d2988fb985d04f92e998922495a -
Third Estate Declares Itself a "National Assembly"
During the meeting, the Thisrd Estate declared itself a "National Assembly" that represented the people, and begins working on a constitution. The Third Estate also tried to include the other two in its National Assembly. Image: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/French Revolution II/album/slides/night of August 4 1789.html -
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Attack on the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, a large mob marched on the Bastille, which was a prison used not only for criminals, but also to store weapons and ammunition. Marquis de Launay, the commander of the Bastille, surrendered to the mob after a few hours. Image: https://howellworldhistory.wordpress.com/cause-of-the-french-revolution/ -
The Women's March on Versailles
Many French women were convinced that the royalty in the palace of Versailles were living in luxury, ignoring the hardships of other French people. The angry protesters, mostly women, broke into Queen Marie Antoinette's quarters and demanded that the king and his family come live with the people in Paris. Image: http://www.historywiz.com/womensmarch.htm -
Long Awaited Constitution
The constitution that the National Assembly had been writing finally came into effect. At this, France was now a Constitutional Monarchy. But, the National Assembly was dissolved and replaced by a Legislative Assembly. Image: http://historylists.org/events/list-of-10-major-events-of-the-french-revolution.html -
War with Austria
By now, Revolutionary France was viewed with fear and anger by most of Europe. The neighboring Austrian Monarchy viewed them much worse. Eventually, as tensions rose in France, war was declared with Austria on April 20, 1792. Image: http://historylists.org/events/list-of-10-major-events-of-the-french-revolution.html -
Attack on Tuileries Palace
A crowd of over 20,000 people attacked the Tuieries Palace. The King and Queen had already escaped and were hiding in the Legisltive Assembly. Fearing trouble, the assembly put them under arrest. Image: http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php?topic=7689.30 -
Declaration of the Republic
The Legisaltive Assembly disbanded and replaced itself with the National Convention. The first acts of the Convention were to declare France a Republic and put King Louis and Marie Antoinette on trial. Both were publically excecuted soon after. Image: http://thehigherlearning.com/2015/01/01/did-you-know-the-french-use-to-begin-their-year-in-september/ -
Arrest and Execution of Robespierre
Having risen to power in the National Convention, Maximilien Robespierre had executed more than 16,000 French people before his arrest and execution. Most leaders of the revolution were either executed by Robespierre or had fled the country by this point. Image: http://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=academy&s=char-dir&f=robespierre -
Napoleon's Rise to Power
After a Constitution was put into place in 1795, Napoleon Bonaparte began to gain political power. In 1799, he created a body called the Consulate and declared himself First Consul. Image: http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/7183379/Frases-celebres-de-Napoleon-Bonaparte.html
