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call of estate general
king Louis XVI was losing money. He was about to file bankruptcy . So the estate general had to order a new tax levy. -
tennis court oath
The third estate started to call themselves the national assembly.They made an oath at a nearby tennis court to never separate until the constitution of the kingdom was established. -
storming of the Bastille
the Bastille is a french prison in Paris.On July 14 it was stormed by an angry mob. The Bastille was a symbol of power So the mob took it over.They killed the governor and put his head on a spike. -
champ DE mars massacre
Champ DE mars was the event were the national assembly said that King Louis XVI was still the king.They said he was still the king under a constitutional monarchy which means he wont have complete power. -
the first invasion of the tulleries
three years after the Bastille attack the people attacked the tulleries which is the most official house of the king and the legislative assembly -
Over throw of the monarchy
when the french revolutionaries over through the monarchy. The y over through the monarchy because they found the king guilty of reason. -
execution of the king
He was killed by a guillotine.They mad the queen Marie Antoinette watch as he lost his head. -
execution of the queen
she was killed the same way as the king.She was the first execution after the reign of terror began -
Execution of Robespierre
he was a lawyer and politician that was against the death penalty. He was a big part of the kings execution. The french didn't like him so they ordered his arrest he was killed by the guillotine the next day -
reign of terror
a 6 month period when the most execution occurred.The first execution was the queen after she was separated from the king with just her children then her son disappeared
