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Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath happened when the 3rd Estate of the Estates General met in a tennis court. They swore and oath saying that they would stay until France had a constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
A group of people gathered around the Bastille and tried to organize a handover of gunpowder. The Govenor of the Bastille refused, so the people broke into the Bastille and the prison (Bastille was a prison) guards open fired. A group of people then stormed in and the Governor surrendered. -
October Days
A croud of around 7000 working women marched to the King's palace in Versailles. The women demanded that the price of bread and food be brought down, and also that those who were unpatriotic to the revolution to be punished. They burst into the King's chambers and marched the royals back to the national assembly in Paris. -
Flight to Varennes
The Royal Family attempted to flee from Revolutionary France to Austria, where they were promised safety. King Louis XVI was unhappy with the number of changes and reforms the Assembly wanted, and he planned to form an army of counter-revolutionaries to take back France. His plan failed and he and his family were captured in Varennes. -
Champ de Mars Massacre
Large crowds gathered to sign a petition of a Republican constitution. Things began to get uncontrolled and they turned on two suspicious people. The National Guard was then called in, and 50 people were killed, plus many more injured. -
Storming of the Tuileries
The popular movement, the Sans-culottes marched into the King's Tuileries Palace and demanded that he should wear the red bonnet, a symbol of the revolution. They also demanded that he toast the nation. Though reluctantly, he did so. The crowd insisted that he end his veto powers and recall Girondin ministers. The King calmly refused these and the crowd dispersed. -
The formation of the Insurrectionary Commune
48 councils of Paris joined into one radical party during the Formation of the Insurrectionary Commune. The councils formed a virtual parliament. They demanded to be recognized as the governing body to rule the working people. -
Overthrow of the Monarchy
The Insurrectionary Commune organized 20,00 people for a demonstration that was against the King. The crowd began to march and call for an overthrow of the King. The National Guards then switched sides and joined with the demonstrators. The Swiss Guards (who stayed loyal to the King) refused to surrender and fired at the crowd. The crowd invaded the palace, and began to kill everyone in sight. Fearing for their lives, the National Assembly agreed that the King be handed over to the people. -
September Massacres
The September Massacres were caused by the imminent threat of invasion by Austrian/Prussian forces and terror was a result. People created groups and killed around 1200 prisoners in suspicion and fear of counter-revolutionary planning. -
Republic is Declared
The Republic was declared because National Convention was set up, and elected by universal male suffrage to provide a new constitution after the deposition of the King. The National Convention first met on September 21st, 1792, and France was declared a republic the very next day.
