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King Louis 16 and Marie Antoinette
King Louis was named king and his wife was named queen soon in 1755 -
First Meeting
The Estates general had there first meeting to approve a new law of adding new taxes -
General Assembly
Citizen's voted to establish a general assembly marking an and to absolute monarchy and the begging of a representative government -
Tennis Court Oath
Third Estate decided to break from the Estates General and create their own constitution. They also started knowing themselves as the "National Assembly."and created a pledge. -
The burning of the Bastille
state prison know as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule, -
The assembly reforms France
Noble man made speeches declaring there love of liberty and equality, making the common people equal to nobles and clergy making the old regime gone. -
Changing the goverment
The national assembly wanted a new constitution for France, creating a limited constitutional monarchy which created the Legislative Assembly -
Changing France
Delegates started making significant changes in France goverment and society, they even applied some ideas from the enlightenment era. -
War and Execution
Many changes were being started in france and as a response many countries took action making The legislative assembly respond by declaring war -
Guillotine
The guillotine was introduced and basically it was a huge machine to chop people head off. -
End of King and queen
King Louis and Queen Marie ruled 16 years