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The Third Estate voted to establish the National Assembly, starting a representative government.
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A mob storms into Bastille prison in search of gunpowder and arms.
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Out of fear, noblemen agreed to join the National Assembly (Third Estate) in taking away the feudal privileges of the First and Second Estates, making themselves equal to the Third Estate. End of Old Regime. Feudalism in division of states comes to an end.
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Thousands of Parisian women march on Versailles opposing rising taxes and price of bread, demanding King Luis XVI and Marie Antoniette return to Paris.
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King Louis XVI and his family tried to escape from France and hide in the Austrian Netherlands but were caught and returned to Paris.
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The National Assembly makes France a Constitutional Monarchy, and a new legislative assembly was formed to create and approve laws.
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The legislative assembly declared war with Austria and Prussia for urging them to bring King Louis XVI back to power.
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The National Convention got rid of all monarchy and declared France a republic. adult male citizens (no women) were given the right to vote.
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Robespierre governed France as a dictator for a time known as the “Reign of Terror”, that assured people were loyal to the revolution. As many as 40,000 people were executed.
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Corrupt leaders of the National Convention placed power in the hands of upper class people and made France a peaceful place for some time.
