French Revolution

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    French Revolution

  • Tax plan

    Tax plan

    Louis XVI called Estates-General to a meeting in Versailles to approve a tax plan.
  • Third estate

    Third estate

    the third estate declared themselves the national assembly and made tennis court oath.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    The people of paris stormed the prison which is known as bastille, searching for gun powder and prisoners that had been taken by the unpopular and detested King, Louis XVI The prison only contained seven prisoners at the time of its storming,
  • Declaration of the rights of man and citizen

    Declaration of the rights of man and citizen

    Once they had agreed on the necessity of drafting a declaration of rights, the deputies of the National Assembly still had to figure out what kind of laws, they finally agreed on 17 articles.
  • invasion in versailles

    invasion in versailles

    October 5,1789- Paris women invaded Versailles
  • Constitution of the clergy

    On July 12 1790, the National Assembly passed the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, fundamentally altering the internal structure of the Catholic Church in France and the relationship between Church and State
  • Louis XVI

    Louis XVI

    louis XVI and his family tried to flee france but were arrested,
  • Austria

    April 20, 1792- France declared war on Austria.
  • The national convention

    The national convention

    The national convention held their first meeting. They comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly
  • King louis sentenced

    King louis sentenced

    After being found guilty of treason by the french convention Louis XVI of france is excuted by guillotine.
  • The reign of terror begins

    The reign of terror begins

    court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death.
  • Robespierre Arrested

    Robespierre Arrested

    In 1794, Robespierre called for a new purge. Fellow members of the Comitee of Public Safety seemed to feel threatened by this request. The Jacobins were fed up, Robespierre was finally arrested and sent ot the dreaded guillotene the very next day. He was the final victim of the Reign of Terror
  • reign of terror ends

    robespierre was beheaded.
  • A new constitution

    A new constitution

    A new constitution was adopted and the directory was established.
  • Napolean Bonaparte

    Napolean Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte becomes commander of the army in Italy.
  • End of the french revoloution

    End of the french revoloution

    The directory fell apart and ended the french revolution. Napolean bonaparte then takes control of the french government.