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Calling of the Estates-General
France was going bankrupt and Louis XVI was forced to summon the Estates-General. -
Formation of the National Assembly
It was a revolutionary assembly formed by the Third Estate General. They called themselves the Nation Assembly since they represented at least 96% of the population in France. -
Attack on the Bastille
A prison containing 7 prisoners was attack by n angry mob demanding ammunation. -
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a general panic that took place at the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Flight to Varennes
King Louis and his family tried to escape from the Revolution in Paris. -
Louis XVI
He got the Estates General together to solve Frances financial crisis. He was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French revolution. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine publicly at the Place de la Revolution. -
Charlotte Corday
She was killed by the guillotine for the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat. -
Reign of Terror
A period of time during the French Revolution where mass executions took place. -
Marie Antoinette
She was the last Queen of France. She help provoke the French Revolution to overthrow the monarchy. -
Olympe de Gouges
She was a French social reformer who mainly focused on the role of women. -
Georges Danton
He was a leading figure in the begging of the French Revolution and the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. -
Maximilien Robespierre
He was extremely influential and was the president on the National Convention and on the Committee of Public Safety. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon tried to force Russia back into the Continental blockade of the United Kingdom. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
He was a French military political leader and the first emperor of France. He revolutionized military training and education.