French Revolution By Melquiades 1789 They approved a Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Period: 1789 to 1791 The NAtional Constituent Assembly Jul 7, 1789 The National Assembly voted to become the Nactional Constituent Assembly 1791 The frist French constitution 1791 Opposition by exiled nobles who conspired from abroad against the revolution, oposition by the king. Period: 1791 to 1792 The Legislative Assembly 1792 The monarchy was abolished, the Republic Period: 1792 to 1795 The National Convention 1793 Louis XVI was sentenced and guillotined 1793 Robespierre helped to create a more democratic constitution 1795 Power went to more neutral representatives who drafted the Constitution of 1795 Period: 1795 to 1799 The Directory and the Consulate 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte soon rose to prominence