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Meeting of the Estates General

The Meeting of the Estates General was 

summoned by King Louis XVI in 1614. 

The meeting was for the clergy (First 

Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and 

the common people (Third Estate). King 

Louis summoned the meeting to find 

solutions for the government’s financial 

problems. The meeting was held in a 

courtyard in the Hotel des Menus Plaisirs. 

Tennis Court Oath

The Tennis Court Oath was an event in the 

beginning of the French Revolution. The 

Oath was a pledge signed by 577 

members of the Third Estate (who were 

locked out of the Meeting of the Estates 

General) on June 20, 1789. Honoré 

Gabriel Riqueti led the members who 

signed the oath and they called 

themselves the National Assembly.

Storming of the Bastille 

The Storming of the Bastille occurred in 

Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 

1789. It symbolized tyranny. It was the third 

event in the French Revolution. During the 

reign of Louis XVI, France faced a major 

economic crisis, increased by a regressive 

system of tax. The members of the Third 

Estate attacked the Bastille (a prison) to 

gather men, weapons, and ammunition.

March of the Versailles

The March on Versailles was one of the 

earliest and most significant events of the 

French Revolution. The march began 

among women in the marketplaces of 

Paris on October 5, 1789. The women 

were near rioting over the high price and 

scarcity of bread. They took King Louis XVI 

back to Paris resulting in imprison of King 

Louis XVI.

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