The time period of 1789-1799, which was a movement that eventually ended the Ancien Regime.
The Tennis Court Oath
A few factors that eventually led to the Revolution included food shortage, weak leadership, serious economic problems, new ideas about government, and growing resentment among lower classes.
The Storming of the Bastille
Louis (a weak leader) was forced to hold a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an assembly of representatives from all 3 estates, to approve the new tax he wanted to create. The clergy and nobles expected to win, but the Third Estate wanted to make some changes.
The Great Fear
Three days after, the National Assembly was locked out of their meeting room so they decided to break down a door to a tennis court, staying until they had drawn up a new constitution.
Rumors went around in Paris saying that Louis was going to bring in foreign troops to massacre French citizens to dismiss the Ntional Assembly. July 14th, 1789 a mob stormed the Bastille searching for gunpowder and arms. They seized control of the building and killed the commander and several guards. The Fall of the Bastille became a great symbolic aact of revolution. for the French people.
Peasants became outlaws due to the wave of a senseless panic through France. They were armed and broke into nobles' manors to destroy documents that bound them to pay feudal dues. Sometimes even would burn the houses altogether.
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