Question

Arrange the events in chronological order. A crowd of angry, hungry women marches from Paris to Versailles to force the royal family back to Paris. French soldier Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power and makes himself the emperor of France. Representatives of the third estate gather at a tennis court and swear to continue meeting until a new French constitution is drafted. King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine on charges of treason, while his wife, Marie Antoinette, is executed a few months later.

Answer 1

1. Representatives gather at tennis court
2. Hungry woman march
3. King Louie is executed
4. Marie Antoinette is executed
5. Napoleon rises to power

Answer 2

In June, 1789 the representatives of the third estate gathered at a tennis court, an event known as the Tennis Court Oath, and vowed to keep meeting until the kingdom was established.

In October, in that same year, the Women's March took place in Versailles, being one of the most significant acts of the French Revolution. The women were protesting over the high prices and scarcity of food.

In 1793, after being arrested in the previous year, King Louis was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Révolution.

A few months later, his wife, Marie Antoinette was executed.

And finally, in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power and becomes emperor of France.