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The meeting of the Estates General
King Louis wanted to impose taxes of the nobility and the second estate forced him to go to a meeting of the Estates General to approve his new tax, and that meeting happened in this date. -
Bastille Day
On this date a mob searching for gunpowder and arms entered a Paris Prison called Bastille, the mob started to overwhelm the and seized control of the prison. This is now known as Bastille day it is a French National Holiday. That lead to the great fear -
Voting to Establish the National Assembly
The Third Estate voted to establish the National Assembly , in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of a representative government. This vote was considered the first deliberate act of revolution. Days later it lead to the Tennis Court Oath -
Feudalisim Ended
The nobleman made speeches that declared their love of liberty and equality, they did it because of fear. They joined the National Assembly and supported the idea of sweeping away the privilege of the 1 and 2 estate to make everyone equal. That made feudalism end and no division in estates -
National Assembly adpoted revolutionary ideas
National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideals and declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen. -
Women Rioted
Thousands of Parisian women rioted over the rising price of bread. They grabbed knives, axes and other weapons and went to Versailles and demanded the National Assembly to take action. San-culottes- In the French Revolution, a radical group made up of Parisian wage earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices, and an end to food shortages -
Assembly reforms France
France is divided into 83 departments, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land. Also the National Assembly took over the church and took their power and land away. -
Royal Family Escapes
The Royal Family tried to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. They were considered Emigrants. -
National Assembly completed new constitution
National Assembly completed the new constitution which King Louis approved. The constitution created a limited constitutional monarchy. It also created a Legislative body. -
Legislative Government declares war
The legislative government declared war because people were spreading their revolutionary ideas across Europe. -
New Governing body takes place
The king dissolved the an assembly and called for the election of a new legislature. This new governing body took the office on this date.
