On May 5th, 1789, King Louis XVI called the Estates General together for the first time in a long time, featuring the clergy, the noblemen, and all France together.
After being removed from the Estates General, the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and then swore to the Tennis Court (June 17, 1789) promising not to leave.
By July 14, 1789, enraged revolutionaries attacked the Bastille in an attempt to make a statement facing the monarchy, and also attaining weapons and gunpowder hoarded in the prison.
On August 26, 1789, The Declaration of the Rights of Man states that all men are equal under the law, although women and children were not included in this document.
On October 5, 1789, pressure rises as the Parisian market women lead a march on Versailles to object about scarcity and high prices.
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was published on July 12, 1790, allowing the French government to control the Church, and to sell church land to get much-needed resources.
On June 20, 1791, the Royal Family attempts to flee from France but are seized at Verannes and sent back to Paris. The King is then forced to go on trial.
Finally, on January 21, 1793, after his trial, the execution of the King took place. LAter, between September 1793 and July 1794, the Reign of Terror
sentenced thousands of people to death by execution in a dispute between Jacobins and the Girondins. The leader of the Jacobins, Maximilien arises as a new leader of the Revolution and on July 27, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre, leader of the Jacobins, is executed, allowing the Girondins to gain more power as a result.
