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The Tennis Court Oath
National Assembly broke into an indoor tennis court and pledged to write a new constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
an angry mob stormed a French prison to get gunpowder for their weapons in order to defend the city. the official start of the French revolution. -
Declaration of Rights & Man
the national assembly drafted a human civil rights document, changing French society and government. -
Maximilian Robespierre executed
The leader of the Reign of Terror gets killed by his own devices of policy. -
Reign of Terror full on begins
Maximilien Robespierre led the national convention and the committee of Public Safety. Laws were passed that said anyone suspected of treason could be arrested and executed. thousands of people were killed. -
Queen Marie Antoinette executed
The last queen of France prior to the French revolution -
King Louis XVI executed
end of the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI