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The French Revolution

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  • Bad Harvest leads to food shortages

    Bad Harvest leads to food shortages
    Loss of crops leads to angered citenzens.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    Parisian mob of 8,000 men and woman stormed the Bastille (Prison) in search for firearms and angry prisoners

  • Declaration of Rights of Men

    Declaration of Rights of Men
    Lays out basic liberties for all French citizens

  • Parisian women march to Versailles

    Parisian women march to Versailles
    Angry mob of women march to Versailles to express their anger to Louis XVI

  • National Assembly completes Constitution

    National Assembly completes Constitution
    Constitution written by National Assemble which sets up a limited Monarchy

  • Louis XVI and his family are arrested while trying to flee France

    Louis XVI and his family are arrested while trying to flee France
    Louis XVI and his family tried to flee France in fear of their life. Attempted to make it to Austria but are caught

  • France Declares war on Austria

    France Declares war on Austria
    Austria threatened to use force to restore Louis XVI to power

  • First National Convention meeting

    First National Convention meeting
    France is declared a Republic

  • Louis XVI sentenced to the Guillotine

    Louis XVI sentenced to the Guillotine
    Louis XVi is sentenced to be executed on charges of treason

  • Robespierre was beheaded

    Robespierre was beheaded
    Executed for directing the Reign of Terror