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Convening the Estate General
May 5, 1789 Louis XVI orded Estates-General to appear before a judge for its first meeting since 1614 -
Tennis Court Oath
crucial importance in relation to the first few days of the French Revolution. the oath was a pledge signed by 576 of 577 men from the third estate who were locked out of a metting. -
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Great Fear
General panic at the start of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
was a necessary document of the French revolution and in the history of human rights. -
Women's March to Versailles
around 7,000 women armed with pitchforks, pikes, and muskets marched in the rain from Paris to Versaillies in what was to be a succesful event in the intinsifying French Revolution. -
Louis and Marie Try To Escape France
tried to escape because of the constitution and said that there needed to be a counterrevalution in Paris. -
Constitution of 1791 is Drafted
National Assembly released its constititution making a constitutional monarchy or limited monarhy for France. -
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National Convention
was a single chamber assembly in France. -
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Reign of Terror Begins
period of violence after the French Revolution.incited by conflict between two rival poloticial small groups. -
The Directory Takes Power
Napoleon Bonaparte took power at this time of France. Ending year of the French relvolution.
