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Meeting the estates genereal
The 3 estates were summoned by King Louis XVI to solve the debt problem. The 3rd estate went to an indoor tennis court and vowed to stayed there until a new constitution could be made. -
Fall of the Bastille
A mob attacked a prison which held political leaders apposed to King Loius XVI -
March on Versailles
A mob of protesters marched from Paris to the Palace, they forced the King and the Queen ,who lived in luxury unlike the people of France, to go back to France to "Live among the people" -
Flight to Varennes
The royal family tried to flee the country and seek refuge in Austria. King Louis XVI denounced the constitution and the revolution. He also believed that he would be reinstated as the absolute monarch. -
Dissolution of the National Assembly
The constitution finally came into effect. France was proclaimed a constitutional monarchy. The legislative assembly was formed -
War
France declared war on Austria. King Louis XVI was opposed to it and the revolutionaries wanted war because they thought that it would unify the country. -
Attack on the Tuileries Palace
A crowd of about 20,000 people attacked the palace. The king and queen escaped the palace and placed themselves in the care of the Legislative assembly. They were arrested. -
Declaration of the Republic and the Trial of Louis
France declared its self a republic
