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The kings royal treasury is emptied
On August 8, 1788 the royal treasury is declared empty and the 2nd estate refuses to pay taxes. -
The French Revolution Begins
Riots began in April, but Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes proposed that the 3rd estate becomes the National Assembly and 10 days after that on June 20, 1789 the Tennis Court Oath happens -
Tennis Court Oath
When the national assembly was locked out of their chambers they took up in a court near the Palace Of Versailles and took a oath not to separate and to reassemble wherever needed, until the constitution of the palace has been established. -
The siege and surrender of the Bastille
The Bastille is a large fortress that was overthrown by a huge crowd of commoners who wanted the large supply of gunpowder -
Declaration of the rights of man and of citizen
It is a document holding a lot of the ideas of the enlightenment and mostly constructed by General Lafayette who worked really closely with Thomas Jefferson -
Women's march on Versailles
The women rioted in Versailles because of the scarce amount of bread and marched into the palace and it eventually became a civil war act. -
The execution of Louis XVI
On December 10, 1792 the trial for Louis XVI had his trial. On January 15, 1793 Louis XVI is declared guilty 707 votes to zero. On January 21, 1793 Louis XVI is beheaded -
The execution of Marie-Antoinette
Marie-Antoinette is guillotined on October 16, 1793 in Place De la Concorde which is one of the major squares in paris
