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The "Tennis Court Oath"
They found out that they were locked out of their normal meeting place at Versailles. They moved their meeting to a indoor tennis court nearby. Everyone there took an oath that stated to never separate until they have written a constitution for France. -
Storming of Bastille
The prison was attacked for the huge ammunition storage held within the prison walls. The governor said no the the raiders and they charged the walls. Mob eventually took over the prison and seized and killed the governor of the prison. They carried his head around the streets on a spike. -
National Assembly Abolishes the Nobility
Everybody has to use their real surname of his family. In church there will be incense burned to honor the deity and it is not offered to anyone. Nobody at all proceed the implementation of the provisions relating to liveries. -
The New Constitution Ratified
The United States first congress adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In 1791 10 of them were ratified. The last of the original 13 colonies joined the united States. -
France Declares war on Austria
This was the start of the French Revolutionary Wars. France desired war because they thought that a new government could be easily defeated. Republicans finally won the war after 10 years. -
First to use Guillotine
A guillotine was unfair to the Parisian deputy and anatomy professor. The capital had a meeting and said that it would be legal for criminals. All criminals, irrespective of class, would be beheaded. -
Paris Commune Established
After the storming of Bastille they established the Commune in Hotel de Ville. 48 divisions of the city elected 144 delegates. In the summer of 1792 the Paris Commune became insurrectionary. -
French Republic Proclaimed
The region of terror was marked from the years 1792-1794. This was a time of mass executions. Thousands of people are executed and about 200,000 people were arrested in just two years. -
Louis XVI Executed
Louis had to deal with severe financial problems. The National Convention put him in trial for treason. Louis was convicted and condemned to death by a narrow majority the next January. January 21, he was executed by a guillotine. -
France Declares War on Britain and Netherlands
During the French Revolution, the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain did not like the policy of territorial annexation being taken. What really alarmed the European monarchs the most was the execution of the French King. Holland was ordered to be invaded by General Dumouriez.
