1. Stage 1: National Assembly (1789-1792)
French Revolution
Stage 1: National Assembly ( )

2. The National Assembly May, 1789: Estates General is convened
June 17, 1789: progress in the Estates-General has stalled
Their request for representation by population had been denied
The 3rd Estate meets separately and declared themselves the National Assembly 
They invited the other Estates to join but planned to move ahead with or without them
Louis XVI shuts down their meeting place
The NA moves to a nearby tennis court

3. Tennis Court Oath
June 20, 1789: a pledge by representatives of the National Assembly to not separate until France had a constitution

4. The Bastille
July, 1789: Rumors that the nobles are planning to overthrow the 3rd Estate
Mobs break into buildings looking for weapons 
July 14, 1789: the mob storms the Bastille, an armory-prison that was the symbol of the tyranny of the ancien-regime
Ancien-regime = the old political and social system in France
to 5:00 The Bastille was a symbol of royal oppression

5.
Why was the Bastille attacked?
How did the King react  to the attack on the Bastille?

6. The Great Fear August, 1789: peasants attacked noble landlords
Nobles and clergy had controlled the peasants through:
Land ownership (feudal system)
Hunting restrictions 
Taxes 
The National Assembly issued a decree abolishing the feudal system 

7. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
August 26, 1789: passed by the National Assembly
Taking France from an Absolute Monarchy to a constitutional government
Based on the natural rights of man
Remains one of the primary documents on human rights known throughout the world
Influenced by Jefferson (emphasis on the individual), Rousseau (radical democracy; govt an instrument of the people)

8. Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizen (1791)
Written by Olympe de Gouges
Wrote this Declaration as a challenge to the DRM&C
Hadn't included women
1793: de Gouged is arrested and executed as an enemy of the state 

9. Women's March on Versailles (October, 1789)
One of the most significant events of the FR
Started in a market place over high food costs
Women from Paris march to the Palace, capture Louis XVI and his family, and force them to come to Paris
Ended the King's independence and symbolized a new balance of power 

11. The Constitution of 1791 (September, 1791)
The first written constitution in France
Written by the National Assembly 
The DRM&C was the preamble 
Retained the monarchy but power was in the Legislative branch (the National Assembly)
Accepted by Louis XVI