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The French Revolution
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Louis XVI calls a meeting of the Estate Generals
A meeting of the Estates-General is called by Louis XVI in Versailles to discuss new tax plan. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was named when the deputies of the 3rd estate were locked out of their meeitng room and had to gather at a tennis court -
Storming of Bastille
The storming of Bastille happened in the morning of July 14 and Bastille simbolized the kings power and the capture of Bastill made a significant change in the French Revolution -
Feudalism is ended, divisions between esates ended
In the night of August 4 the National Constituent Assembly abolished the feuda system, the nobility on the second estate and the abolishment of the catholic clergy. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly makes a document called the Declaration of the Right of Man and it states the rights of men -
King Louis XVI capture
King Louis XVI and his family are arrested while trying to
escape from France. This event was after the Great Fear in which the peasants were angry and attacked the houses of the nobles and rich. -
France declares war on Austria
On April 20 the french declared war to the Austrian Moanrchy and teh french armies started poorly at first and kept losing but as time progressed they became more successful. -
National Convention Meeting
In September of 1792 the first meeting of the National Convention was made with Maximilien Robespierre to interrogate king Louis the 16th -
Louis XVI sentenced to the guillotine
In the beggining of 1793 king Louis the 16th is sentenced to death in the guillotine to death and Maximilien Robespierrem took control since he was a Jacobins he wanted change and the people heard him. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror sentences 20,000 to 40,000 people to death. Even the oficials and people from middle and upper class background usde the clothing of the sans-culottes to demonstrate their patriotism to the new French Republic.
