French Revolution 1789-1799

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  • *The Tennis Court Oath

    The National Assembly broke into an indoor tennis court and pledged to write a new constitution.

  • *Storming of the Bastille

    An angry mob stormed a French prison to get gunpowder for their weapons in order to defend the city. The Official start of the French Revolution.

  • *Declaration of Rights & Man

    The National Assembly drafted a human civil rights document; changed French society & government.

  • Louis XVI executed

    End of the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI.

  • Queen Marie Antoinette executed

    The last queen of France prior to the French Revolution.

  • *Reign of Terror full on Begins

    Maximilien Robespierre led the National Convention and the committee of Public Safety. Laws were passed that said anyone suspected of treason could be arrest and executed. Thousands of people were executed.

  • Maximilian Robespierre executed

    The leader of Reign of Terror gets killed by his own device of policy.