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french revolution
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Tennis Court Oath
On June 20th the Deputies found the chamber door locked and guarded. The deputies went to an indoor tennis court to take an oath. The oath said "Not to separate,a and to reassemble, wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established. -
Storming of the bastille
Bastille was a prison, it only held 7 people at the time. The storming of bastille was when a group of angry and aggressive people raided the prison for its large amounts of ammunition stocked inside. After the mob took control of the prison they killed the governor and put his head on a stake for the people to see -
Call of the Estate General
Call of the estate general was when King Louis spent a lot of money during the american revolution. This caused France to be at a loss of money. They called upon the estate general to order a new land tax. -
March on Versailles
A group of woman set out to march from paris to versailles. The march was to get food. The majority of paris was starving while the king and queen were feasting of everything -
Royal family attempts to flee
The royal family attempted to flee to varennes. King louis the XVI realized that it was becoming too dangerous to stay. When they were caught the revolutionary government became hostile towards them. -
Champ De Mars Massacre
The citizens of france rebelled against the decision of the National
Constituent Assembly that king louis the XVI was still the king. the National Constituent Assembly said that he would remain king under constitutional monarchy. This means he didn't have full power -
The First invasion of the Tuileries
Three years after the attack on Bastille people in paris laid siege on tuileries. Tuileries was where King Louis XVI lived. Tuileries was also home to the legislative assembly -
Overthrow of the monarchy
King Louis XVI was guilty of treason. The french revolutionaries overthrew him. -
Execution of the King
This is the day King Louis XVI was executed. It was done via guillotine. They made Marie Antoinette watch as he was beheaded. -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a lawyer and very influential to the revolution. He was ordered to be arrested. They were sent to the guillotine the next day.
