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Calling the Estates General
For the first time in 175 years, the French King (Louis XVI) calls the Estates General -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate signed a petition declaring that they will not disband until a new constitution is written for France. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Sans Culottes raid the prison fortress in the heart of Paris--this radical move encouraged Louis XVI to acknowledge the third estate and the National Assembly's demands. -
August 4 Decrees
In response to violence in the French countryside, the National Assembly ends feudal privileges from the Old Regime.
