French Revolution

  • Calling of the Estates-General

    Calling of the Estates-General

    France was going bankrupt and Louis XVI was forced to summon the Estates-General.
  • Formation of the National Assembly

    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

    Attack on the Bastille

    A prison containing 7 prisoners was attack by n angry mob demanding ammunation.
  • Great Fear

    Great Fear

    The Great Fear was a general panic that took place at the beginning of the French Revolution.
  • Flight to Varennes

    Flight to Varennes

    King Louis and his family tried to escape from the Revolution in Paris.
  • Louis XVI

    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

    Execution of Louis XVI

    Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine publicly at the Place de la Revolution.
  • Charlotte Corday

    Charlotte Corday

    She was killed by the guillotine for the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat.
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    A period of time during the French Revolution where mass executions took place.
  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    She was the last Queen of France. She help provoke the French Revolution to overthrow the monarchy.
  • Olympe de Gouges

    Olympe de Gouges

    She was a French social reformer who mainly focused on the role of women.
  • Georges Danton

    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

    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 Invades Russia

    Napoleon tried to force Russia back into the Continental blockade of the United Kingdom.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    He was a French military political leader and the first emperor of France. He revolutionized military training and education.