French Revolution Begins

  • Background to The Revolution

    Background to The Revolution
    The beginning of the new United States Of America and the new French Revoultion which was more violent and radical was seen as a major turning poin in the European Political and Social history.
  • A new consituation and New Fears

    A new consituation and New Fears
    the constituation set up a limited monarchy
  • War with Austria

    War with Austria
    european leaders started to fear that the revoulation war would spread to thier countries
  • From Estates-General to National Assembly

    From Estates-General to National Assembly
    The meeting of the estates-General opened at versailles on May5,1789. There was a prombem from the beginning about voting everyone had one vote which meant that the first and second estates together could outvote the third estate.
  • The destruction of the old regimee

    The destruction of the old regimee
    The assembly wanted to destroy the relics of feudalism they voted to aboish the rights of land lords
  • Declaration of the rights of man

    Declaration of the rights of man
    on this day the nation assembly adpoted the declaertaion of the rights of man and the citizens the declaration went on to to help freedom and equal rights
  • The king concedes

    The king concedes
    louis xvi refused to accept the national assembly decrees and the declaration of rights.
  • to move to radicalism

    to move to radicalism
    the paris commne had to force the legislative assembly
  • crises and response

    crises and response
    a promblem between girondins and the mountain
  • crushing rebellion

    crushing rebellion
    there was 1,800 citizens of that city were executed
  • the fate of the king

    the fate of the king
    they newely elected national convention and it beaned in sessions
  • the region of terror

    the region of terror
    the committee of public saftey took control
  • the republic of virtue

    the committee of the public saftey took other steps to control france and to create a new order
  • end of terroe

    end of terroe
    the french had barley defeated their foreign foes
  • rise of the paris commune

    rise of the paris commune
    led to new politicial demonstrations espicially aganist louis xvi