The French Revolution
By Mimi
The Tax Meeting
May 05
1789
A meeting was called by Louis XVI
in the Versailles with estatesgenerals to discuss and agree to a
new tax plan. The tax plan caused
the poor people to suffer and
some also died. Some of the poor
children were servants for the rich
people and they only earned little
money. During those days the
poor suffered badly and most of
them died.
June 17 1789
THE CRUEL TAX
Three Poitevin curés decide to
join the Third Estate, leaving the
Chambers of Clergy. Accepting
the position of the Abbé Sieyès,
the Third Estate names itself The
national assembly. about 20,000
to 40,000 people dyed. 97% of
the city was poor and the rest
were very rich.
June 20 1789
THE TENNIS COURT OATH
After being locked out of their meeting room, the
third-estates people promised to meet in the nearest
tennis court and swore that they would not separate
until constitutional regime was established. It took
ages for them to establish a constitutional regime.
July 7 – 13, 1789
The national assembly
commands that 30 members of
the national assembly to write a
draft of the constitution. The
national assembly reclaims itself
the Constituent National
Assembly, their primary task is
to adopt a constitution. Finally
they did and they all were
dismissed from the tennis court.
Demonstrations and speeches
took place at the Palais–Royal.
THE
CONSTITUTION
THE STORMING OF THE
BASTILLE
July 14,1789
The storming and the fall of the Bastille happened. Some
people were so mad they charged into the castle. Children
were forced to go with them and most were killed. Women
protested about the taxes and men protested about losing
their jobs.
The Bastille was a huge palace with eight towers. It was
built in the East Paris district of St Antoine. There were
various rumors being floated around that the King was
suspected for planning and preparing a violent reaction
for the French Public through the use of the military.
This created a disaster which led to the people storming
the Bastille.
August 04,1789
FINALLY
PEACE?
The end of the revolution in France was
announced by the National Assembly
WOMEN IN
CHARGE!
October 5,1789
The women of Paris invaded the Palace of
Versailles. Parisians, led by a large number of
women, marched upon Versailles and forced
the royal family back to Paris, where they
were prisoners in the tulleries. Louis XVI is
considered a “Prisoner”
in Paris.
1790
PEACE AT LAST
• The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was
passed.
•
1791
CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED
• The Constitution of 1791 was adopted.
BYE BYE KING
AND QUEEN
Louis XVI and his family were arrested while
trying to flee from France disguised as servants.
They were planning to go to Austria where Marie
Antoinette’s brother was the king. They were
beheaded.
June 20,1791