French Revolution

  • bad weather

    bad weather led to very little crops and shortage of grain
  • French government goes into into debt

    The french government goes into debt because of the extravagant spending of Louis XVI
  • Meeting of the estates general is held.

    it was the first one in 175 years in Veralles
  • Peasants attack nobles

    Members of the upper class get very mad because peasants destroy a lot of noble houses and the national assembly had a late-night meeting
  • voted to establish the national assembly

    voted to establish the national assembly after a long debate, this was the end of the absolute monarchy and beginning of the representative govt
  • Tennis court oath

    Three estate delegates lock themselves in a tennis room and refuse to go out unless they made a new constitution
  • People gather weapons to defend the city

    Mob is searching for guns and gunpowder in the prisons in paris.
  • Assembly reforms france

    Noblemen make grand speeches and sharing their love to their nation
  • Women riot over rising price of Versailles.

    Women that are wih weapons and guns march on Versailles.
  • France is declared a republic

    Adult citizens were given the right to vote.
  • Russia threatens to destroy paris

  • French revolution ends

  • War is declared