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Estates-General
The first 'Estates-Genera' meeting was held at Versailles; Second Estate forced Louis XVI to call it: approve the new tax. -
Birth of National Assembly
The Third Estate voted to establish the National Assembly; this vote was the first deliberate act of revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate pledged to stay until they drawn up a new constitution.
-The nobles and clergies started to join the Third Estate delegates.
-Louis XVI stationed his mercenary army of Swiss guards around Versailles. -
Bastille Riot
A mob of prisoners hacked the prison commander and several guards to death with gunpowder; the rumors that Louis XVI is intent on using military force to dismiss the National Assembly and the foreign troops are coming to Paris to massacre French citizens caused this riot. -
Fall of Old Regime
The social system "regime" was disappeared because of the serious contrariety of the French citizens; it was so unfair to the normal citizens. -
Right to get Bread
The Parisians (women) protested rioted over the rising price of bread; they invaded to the palace because they were also so angry to the king and queen; the king and queen soon escaped away: signaled the change of power and radical reforms about to overtake France. -
Brand-new Constitution
National Assembly completed the new constitution; a new form of government was invented: limited constitutional monarchy. -
Legislative Assembly declared War
The Legislative Assembly declared War; Austria participated in this war with Prussia, to take down France; there was a conflict due to the Austrian army's presence in France. -
The Jacobin
The French involved in the governmental changes; Jacobin was the name of a radical political organization and the French in this was called as Jacobins. -
Death of Louis XVI
In front of the huge French crowd, either Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were killed by guillotine; at that time, the Jacobins had power and they also had reduced Louis XVI's role from that of a king to that of a common citizen and prisoner.
