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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates General into session
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estate-Gemeral meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
Tennis Court Oath
The national assembly of France made an oath on a tennis court that stated that when the system of government in France was broken the people had the people had the right to create a new government. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Parision peasants stormed an ancient prison looking for arms and ammunition. -
Great Fear Begins
Peasants heard rumors that their crops and house were going to get destroyed so they started ransached of the nobles and burned documents. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
Nobles gave up their rights and their titles made the country more balanced and took awaay some taxes. -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
Layed the groundworth for the issues of equality freedom of speech and taxation, Became founding document of modern day France. Layed out the ground for the separation of powers. -
Women Of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
A large number of women march upon Versailles and force the royal family back to Paris where they go to the Tuileries. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
While Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their children are trying to flee France they are arrested at Varennes. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
Citizens gained the righ to vote but taxpaying men that were at least 25 had the right to vote. Kept the monarchy but restricted the king's rights. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal family must not be harmed or else...
Austria and Prussia made a declaration warning against harming French monarchs and if they did so it would cause war. Austria sent 50,000 troops to the French border. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
A mob slaughtered the guards and Louis, Maria-Antoinette and the kids were thrown into prison.Mob violance and foreign invasion made the Legislative Assembly feel powerless. -
Frech Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders (Austria and Prussia) who are attempting to preserve the monarchy.
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders.
