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Meeting
The first meeting of the estates-general in 175 years occur. It was held on Versailles. -
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National Assembly
The third estate voted to establish the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of representative government. -
Mob
A mob searched for gunpowder and arms stormed the Bastille, a Paris prison. The attackers killed the prison commander and several guards. Then they went to the streets with the dead men’s heads on pikes. -
Joining National Assembly
Noblemen made grand speeches, declaring their love of liberty and equality. They joined the National Assembly. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
The National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideals, the Declaration of Rights of Man of the Citizen. -
Parisian Women
Thousand of Parisian women rioted over the rising price of bread. They made the king (Louis) and the queen (Marie Antoinette) to return to Paris -
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State-Controlled Church
Established the first state-controlled church -
Royal Escape
The royal family tried to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. -
Angry King
The National Assembly completed the new constitution, which king Louis reluctantly approved. The constitution created a limited constitutional monarchy. -
War
The legislative Assembly declared war against Prussia and Austria. -
New Government
A new government body, the National Convention, took office.
