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Aug 29, 1550
inspiration for the revoultion
While social inequalities were driving poor people toward revolt new ideas from the Enlightenment were also inspiring the French Revolution. -
Problems with the government during the Revolution
By 1787 King Louis XVi was desperate for money. He tried to tax the Second Estate, but the nobles refused to pay. The king, incapable of the strong leadership the situation required, backed down. A year later the country faced bankruptcy. -
Outside issues as well
At the same time the government was having money issues nature was creating other economic problems as well. First a hailstorm and a drought ruined the harvest. Then the winter of 1788 was the worst in 80 years. Frozen rivers prevented waterwheels from powering the mills that ground wheat into flour. Food and firewood were scarce and expensive and also people were very hungry. -
French Revolution
This is when the French Revolution began -
King and Queen
The king at the time was KingLouis XIV and the Queen was Marie Antoionette. King Louis was king from 1774 -1792 -
The government of the Revolution
At the time there were estates. The Frist Estate was made up of Priest and Bishops and the most powerful people the Second Estate was made up of nobility also very powerful. The Third Estate was the largest the group of people were probably 97% made up of some peasants and minium wage people but people who were in the third estate werent very powerful. -
Storming the Bastille
The Paris mob was determined to arm itself due to presence of foreign troops in the streets of Paris. They moved on to the Bastille, an old fortress prison which had long been viewed as a symbol of the king's absolute authority. -
Creation of the National assembly
After having their idea be refused by the king, the Third estate did not follow the king's order. On June 17, 1789, the Third estate and some of the First and Second estate who thought the voting should be more fair created the National Assembly. The Assembly went to a a tennis court and created an oath saying they would not leave until the votes were fair.The King relented and let each representative have a vote. Although no violence occured in this event, this was the start of the Revolution. -
Declaration of man
The National Assembly used the ideas of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen as their reason for fighting in the French Revolution. The Declaration was about, "liberty, equality, and fraternity" The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was inspired by the American Declaration of Independence, and the ideas of famous Enlightenment Philosophers. -
Creation of the National Convention
After a mob marched through and attacked Tuileries Palace, the King and Queen and their children were thrown into prison. After all of the mob violence and serious events, the Legisltative Assembly was powerless and voted itself out of existence. There was a new election for a new legislature, which was the National Convention. The National Convention then ordered for the execution for King Louis XVI. -
King dies
King Louis was excuted in 1793 with the National Razor -
Reign of Terror
ON September 5, 1793, The Reign of Terror began when Robespierre declares terror, " the order of the day". This was the beginning of the 2 years of killing" supposed" enmies of the Frenh Revolution. It ended with the fall of Robespierre on July 27, where he was accused, condemned, and guillontined. -
The Execution of Robespierre
Robespear had a major influence on France. Robespeare was called incorruptable by some and a dictator by others. During Robespierre's time there were the most people sentenced to death in France. Finally people decided that it was time for Robespear had to go. -
Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of the French Revolution
Napolean Bonaparte planned a coup against the directory. On November 9 1799 Napoleon Bobaparte staged the coup of 18 Brumaire. This effectively led to Bonaparte's dictatorship and eventually to his proclamation as emperor, which ended the French Revolution.
