Liberty

French Revolution

By rosewerden
  • May 26, 1337

    Hundred Years' War

    Hundred Years' War
    The Hundred Years' War was a series of wars fought between England and France from May 1337 and ending in July 1453. It was fought over control of the land that the French own now, and to end feudilism. In the end France was victorious. (black plague was during this time)

  • The Third Estate

    The Third Estate
    The Third Estate consisted of 95 to 97 percent of the French population. It was made of the commoners of France, the working men and women and bankers, brokers and barristers. Also reffered to as the "common" people, they were proceeding to take jurastic measures in ored to get the power of the people, or majorities vote.

  • The Fall of Bastille

    The Fall of Bastille
    Bastille was a prison in Paris that common people symbolized as aristocracy, so one day a mob stormed in taking over and dismantling it,

  • Feudlilism Abolished

    Feudlilism Abolished
    The National Assembly declares that fuedilism has ended in france.

  • The Decleration of the Rights of Men

    The Decleration of the Rights of Men
    The Decleration of the Rights of Men in a away restates THe English Bill of RIghts and the AMerican Decleration of Independence. It asserts equality of all men, the right of liberty, property, and security.

  • March on Versailles

    March on Versailles
    When rumors are heard all over the streets of Paris, that Louis XVI's stepped on the flag of France, women lead a march to Versailles to demand bread. Tehn the mob forced the royal family to come back to Paris, and Louis XVI signed the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

  • The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

    The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
    The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed.

  • France Declares War on Austria

    France Declares War on Austria
    France declared war on Austria, since Prussia was allied with Austria,,, France found theirselves fighting both countries.

  • King Louis XVI is Executed

    King Louis XVI is Executed
    King Louis XVI is executed at the guillotine after being found guilty (with evidence) of counterrevolutionary intrigues with Austria and other foreign nations, by the Nationsl Assembly.

  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror
    A time during the French Revolution (September 5, 1793- July 27, 1794) where thousands of people were being executed for accusing of treason.