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King Louis XVI hires Jacques Necker to manage French finances. He used loans to help fund France's debt and used high-interest rates instead of raising taxes. -
People began to get hungry during the revolution, and because the French diet was made up of mostly bread costs rose as demand rose. -
King Louis XVI called for the Estates-General, a meeting that consisted of representatives from the 3 estates. This meeting was called to discuss financial problems. -
King Louis XVI saw the anger that the 3rd estate harbored because of the unfair balance of votes and was threatened. His solution was to lock them out of the Estates-General. -
Jacque Necker was fired as the King blamed him for the situation in france worsening. He was beloved by the people so this did not bode well. -
An angry mob of citizens stormed the Bastille in search of weapons and gun powder to aid the revolution. The heads of the guards were paraded on pikes around the city. -
The Declaration of The Rights of Man was drafted. This document stated the rights citizens believed they deserved "men are born and remain free and equal in rights". -
Concerned by the rising bread prices and angered by the lack of rights for women included in the "declaration of the rights of man", women stormed the palace of Versailles in search of Queen Marie Antoinette. -
After Austria refused to recall their troops from the French border. France declared war on them. This was also because Marie Antoinette was Austrian. -
After gaining victory in the Battle of Verdun Prussia took Verdun.
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The many murderous riots that occurred in Paris, such as the killing of more than 1,000 prisoners.
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A festival that celebrated the ideals of the Cult of the Supreme Being, founded by Maximilien Robespierre. At which Robespierre stood upon a hill above the citizens of Paris like a god. -
Maximilien Robespierre is found with a bullet in his jaw, believed to be a failed suicide attempt, which left him mute. -
After making radical threats in a speech Maximilien Robespierre is arrested and later executed via guillotine. -
Napoleon is crowned emperor of France. This began the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte. As he took over territories he put his family members in control of those areas creating an empire. He will eventually be excited.