Order of French Revolution Events-
Storming of the Bastille- know that France lost their governor, secretary of state and the "mayor" of Paris. July 14th 1789
The Great Fear-The peasants revolt against feudalism and a number of urban disturbances and revolts. Many members of the aristocracy flee Paris to become Emigres. July 17th 1789
Emigres- someone who has migrated out of an area voluntarily.....(emigrant)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is adopted by the assembly-(almost equivalent to our bill of rights) fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal
August 26, 1789
Legislative Assembly
Late 1789
Emigres are required to return back to Paris with the threat of death if they didn't return
King is still scared to return so he removes the idea that they have to come back
This allows for new blood (3rd estate) to become part of the legislative assembly
Women's March on Versailles-
Also known as The October March, The October Days, or simply The March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution
The march began among women in the market places of Paris who, on the morning of October 5, 1789, were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread
The Market women and their various allies grew into a mob of thousands and encouraged by revolutionary agitators, they ransacked the city armory for weapons and marched to the Palace of Versailles
The next day, the crowd compelled the king, his family, and most of the French Assembly to return with them to Paris
These events effectively ended the independent authority of the king
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10th August 1792
September Massacres (1792)
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