French Revolution

Nobility forces King to call Estates

Aug 8, 1788

The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate.

Estate-General meets in Paris

May 5, 1789

King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a next tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not meet in 175 years.

3rd Estate refussed to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order

Jun 17, 1789

First and Second Estate out votes the third estate and the third has no rights to make the laws.

Tennis Court Oath

Jun 20, 1789

Third Estate would not leave the court until they had a chance to write in the consituation for france.

The Storming of the Bastille

Jul 14, 1789

Parisans assault the Bastile for weapons, and free prisoners.

Great Fear Begins

Jul 17, 1789

Rumors spread around villages and was based on fiction and fact that caused fear.

National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees

Aug 4, 1789

Eliminates all feudal dues and services that the peasants owed to the landowners and elimated First Estate's legal privileges.

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Aug 26, 1789

Brings back basic principles of liberty, equality, and fratemity in the French Revolution.

Women's of Paris March to Versailles for Bread

Oct 5, 1789

7,000 womens marched through the rain from Paris to Versailles just to get the Declaration of Rights for Women to be acknowledged.

Royal Family's Flight from Varennes

Jun 20, 1791

Took Church lands and sold them to pay off French's debt, in which caused religious orders to be disbanded.

New Constitution adopted

Sep 3, 1791

Citizens gained broad voting rights and tax paying men within the age of 25 had voting rights.

Beginning of Legislative Assembly

Oct 1, 1791

Restricted king's power and king and queen were not safe in the palace.

Brunswick Manifesto warns the Royal Family

Jul 25, 1792

French was in deep trouble holding power, that caused wars.

Storming of the Tuileries Palace

Aug 10, 1792

Louis, Marie Antoinette and her kids thrown to prison and were demoted to commoners and killed.

French Monarchy is officially abolished

Sep 22, 1792

Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal Family imprisoned.

French defeat foreign invaders

Nov 6, 1792

France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders.

The execution of King Louis XVI

Jan 21, 1793

King Louis XVI attempted escape, but was captured and taken to court to be trialed to death.

Commitee of Public Safety Established

Apr 6, 1793

Committe becomes the real center of power in the army.

Law of Suspects passes Beginning of the Reign of Terror in France

Sep 17, 1793

Weakened individual freedom that impacted the nation of France.

End of the Reign of Terror

Jul 27, 1794

Robespierre accused of dictatorship and Tyranny and was beheaded to end the reign of terror.

National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate

Oct 26, 1795

Replaced by a bicameral legislature consisting of the lower house called the Council of Five Hundred.

Napoleon named First Consul

Nov 9, 1799

Organized his armies and restructed his defense to do many famous things.

Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France

Dec 2, 1804

Napoleon organized and planned coronation in his wars.