French Revolution

  • Estates General Called

    Estates General Called

    Louis XVI summons the Estates General to suggest solutions to France's financial problems.
  • National Assembly Formed

    National Assembly Formed

    The main motive of this was to limit the power of Monarch
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    This oath signified for the first time that French civilians were standing against Louis XVI
  • Louis Dismisses Necker

    Louis Dismisses Necker

    Louis XVI decides to fire his popular finance minister.
  • Storming of The Bastille

    Storming of The Bastille

    The Bastille was attacked by an angry, aggressive mob, with the main purpose being to get ammunition and arms.
  • Abolition of Feudal Rights

    Abolition of Feudal Rights

    All those originating in or representing real or personal serfdom shall be abolished without indemnification.
  • Declaration of The Rights of Man

    Declaration of The Rights of Man

    This was a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some but very few commoners.
  • National Assembly Abolishes The Nobility

    National Assembly Abolishes The Nobility

    Abolished both the seigneurial rights of the second estate and the tithes gathered by the first estate.
  • Civil Constitution of the French Clergy

    Civil Constitution of the French Clergy

    This was an attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national bases.
  • Constitutional Monarchy Formed

    Constitutional Monarchy Formed

    The first written constitution of France, formed country into a constitutional monarchy
  • Mob Overthrows The Constitutional Monarchy, New National Convension, France a Republic

    Mob Overthrows The Constitutional Monarchy, New National Convension, France a Republic

    The first republic established
  • King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Beheaded

    King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Beheaded

    The two of them were executed for treason
  • New Constitution Proclaimed

    New Constitution Proclaimed

    Guaranteed all Frenchmen equality, liberty, security, ect. `
  • Reign of Terror Begins

    Reign of Terror Begins

    The start of a dark and violent time during the French Revolution
  • Reign of Terror Ends

    Reign of Terror Ends

    The Reign of Terror comes to an end after Robespierre was executed.
  • Clergy Instructed to Swear Alliance to France

    Clergy Instructed to Swear Alliance to France

    National assembly ordered clergy to take an oath declaring their support of the nation's constitution.

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