A Timeline of the French Revolution

By GLBobay

  • King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estate General Assembly

    How he was forced to go to the assembly to raise taxes for having a bad harvest and costly wars
  • Tennis Court Oath. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution.

    Tennis Court Oath. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution.

    It was a national assembly to write a constitution

  • Bastille stormed and taken by a Paris mob.

    Bastille was a base in Paris that got taken over

  • Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights

    Jacobin Club was formed and the NA renounce feudal rights

  • Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights

    Jacobin Club was formed and the NA renounce feudal rights

  • Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man.

    The Declaration of rights of man in France are made at the NA

  • Paris mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse.

    A mob goes in Paris and everything collapse. Tons of traitors are killed

  • National Convention (new gov’t) abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic.

    There was a National Convention that declares France a republic
  • Oct. 1792: Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names.

    Oct. 1792: Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names.

    They didnt want the Christian calender and changes the Day
  • National Convention condemns and executes the King.

    National Convention condemns and executes the King.

    King Louis is sentenced to be executed

  • Counter-revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins.

    People who don't agree with the religion revolt and they create their own region
  • March 1793: "Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins.

    March 1793: "Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins.

    When everyone was basicly getting executed for ''treason'' or going against the revolution.
  • Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization

    Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization

    How anything that had to do with Christianity was taken away

  • July 28, 1794: In the month of “Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; Reign of Terror ends.

    How Robespierre is executed and peace was restored from the reign of terror
  • Feb. 21, 1795: Churches reopened.

    Feb. 21, 1795: Churches reopened.

    Christianity was reopened and allowed to be practiced

  • Aug. 22, 1795: New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory.

    A new constitution is made and a new government is formed which is called Directory

  • Coup d'état (government takeover) removes royalists (those faithful to the monarchy) from Directory.

    They dont want to have royals and removed anyone who wants a Monarchy
  • Nov. 9, 1799: Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution

    Nov. 9, 1799: Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution

    Napoleon takes away directory and makes consulate government