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Louis XVI and MArie Antoinette are married
They are both very young (him 15 and she 14). Louis was pudgy, and a schlub. Marie was very pretty and lively. Louis wasn't interested in her and they didnt have a child for 8 years.They were not good at ruling. -
Meeting of the Estates General
The Estates general is an assembly of representatives from all three estates. The 1st estate is the clergy, the second estate is the nobility, and the third estate is everyone else. They were aiming to impose taxes on the nobility. -
National Assembly is Established
This was the first deliberate act of revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
This was pledged by memebers of Frances National Assembly. They swore that they wouldn't stop meeting until they have a new constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
This ignites the French Revolution. The Bastille was a paris prison that the Citizens stormed because they wanted a new government. They later tore it down brick by brick. This was a symbollic act of revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly wrote about citizens rights that they wanted. The class distinctions were abolished. -
Reign of Terror
Maximilian Robespierre ruled france as a cruel dictator and thousands of political figures/citizens were executed. -
King Louis XVI is excuted
Reign of terror is over. -
Directory appoints Napoleon commander of french Forces
In Italy.
