French Revolution

  • Estates General Called

    Estates General Called

    Louis XVI for the first time and 150 years called the estate general to help solve the economic crisis facing France. It ended when the third Estate overcame the first and second estate. They formed a national Assembly.
  • National Assembly Formed

    National Assembly Formed

    The national assembly was formed after the third estate overcame the first and second state. It was know as the national constitute assembly.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    The third estate took the Tennis Court Oath. Not to separate or be separated-ed by voting and to reassemble when necessary until the constitution of the kingdom established. In the French Revolution it was a pivotal event.
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille

    A big prison know as the Bastille, It represented royal authority in the center of Paris. it resulted in as the bastille captured and the french revolution began.
  • Constitutional Monarchy Formed

    Constitutional Monarchy Formed

    It's a system of a government that is shared power with the government and a monarch. The constitutional allows the other rest of the governments power to the legislature and judiciary. Means that their is still a leader but he can't say what he wants and fully do what he wants, Not all power can be used like before where they could do what they want.
  • Mob overthrows the Constitutional Monarchy, New National Convention

    Mob overthrows the Constitutional Monarchy, New National Convention

    Was part of the French Revolution that was following the two year national constituent assembly and the one year legislative assembly. It was the first French government organized as a republic.
  • King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Beheaded

    King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Beheaded

    King Louis was convicted and condemned to death by a narrow majority he was decapitated by a guillotine. About 9 months later Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a tribunal she also died to a guillotine.
  • Reign of Terror begins.

    Reign of Terror begins.

    The reign of terror begins when Robespierre declares terror ''the order of the day'' This marks the beginning of a 1-2 year repressing perceived enemies in the french Revolution.
  • Reign of Terror Ends

    Reign of Terror Ends

    In July 1794 Robespierre was arrested and executed which caused the reign of terror to end.