Weak ruling of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (The french king and queen)
PAY YOUR TAXES!
I wonder if my makeup is good enough?
Storming of the Bastille
Sorry but you cannot go any further.
We demand equal rights!!! NOWWW!
Go away!
Woman's March on Versailles for bread
Give us our bread back!
NOWWW!!!
France was in big financial trouble. The king, queen, and nobles spent too much money, and the common people had to pay high taxes. This made life hard for many.
Tennis Court Oath and the Creation of the National Assembly
Are we really doing this?
We aren't moving until we get a constitution!
Things got worse in July 1789 when angry Parisians stormed the Bastille, a large prison.
A consitution is made
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The queen had taken bread away in the 3rd estate, leading the women to march on versailles and protest for their bread back and demand for action.
Execution of King Louis XVI and his wife
The King deserves this...
YAY!!!
About Time!
The third estate hid in a tennis court and vowed not to leave until they got constitution.
Yea!
Because of the events that have led up to this point ecpaically the Tennis Court Oath, they officially made a constitution called the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
Since King Louis and his wife were caught trying to flee France. After this the people wanted justice so they made a machine called the Guillotine and beheaded King Louis XVI and his wife with it.