French Revolution

By kaitlynpallo

  • Henry IV made a law allowing religious tolerance called the Edict of Nantes.

  • Louis XIV abolished the Edict of Nantes which caused many Hugenots to flee France

  • French peasants were mad because of an unfair tax system and a poor harvest in 1788

  • The Third Estate declared themselves the National Assembly and made the Tennis Court Oath

  • The people of Paris stormed Bastille

  • The National Assembly announced the end of feudalism and serfdom in France.

  • The National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man

  • Paris women invaded Versailles.

  • Louis XVI and his family tried to flee France but were arrested

  • France declared war on Austria

  • The National Convention held their first meeting

  • Louis XVI sentanced to the guillotine

  • The National Convention arrested Robespierre

  • Robespierre was beheaded

  • The Directory fell and ended the French Revolution