French Revolution Beginnings

taxes

Enlightenment philosophies

Estates General meeting/Tennis Court OathOath

storming on the Bastille

Women’s March to Versailles

State and federal inheritancetaxes began after 1900, while the states (but not the federal government) began collecting sales taxes in the 1930s. The United States imposed income taxes briefly during the Civil War and the 1890s. In 1913, the 16th Amendment was ratified, permanently legalizing an income tax.

The Indian famineof 1899–1900 began with the failure of the summer monsoons in 1899 over Western and Central India and, during the next year, affected an area of 476,000 square miles 1,230,000 and a population of 59.5 million

The Enlightenment, aphilosophical movementthat dominated in Europe during the 18th century, was centered around the idea that reason isthe primary source of authority and legitimacy, and advocated such ideals as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.

on the 20th of June 1789 the third estate established the National Assembly, the new revolutionary government, andpledged "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established."

The Storming of the Bastille was an event that occurred in Paris, France, onthe afternoon of 14 July 1789, when revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille.

The March on Versailles. Concerned over the high price and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces of Paris led the March on Versailles onOctober 5, 1789. This became one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, eventually forcing the royals to return to Paris.