French revolution By Martina García 1789 The national assembly voted to become the National Constituent Assembly 1789 Declaration of the rights of man and of citizen Period: 1789 to 1791 The national constituent assembly May 5, 1789 The beggining of the revolution The meeting of the States-General 1791 Constitution of 1971 Period: 1791 to 1792 The legislative assembly 1792 The republic was founded Period: 1792 to 1795 The national convention 1793 Louis XVI was sentenced and gillotened Period: 1795 to 1799 The directory and the consulate 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew prominence