French Revolution

  • Start of the French revolution

    Start of the French revolution
    The french revolution started because king Louis XVI needed money. There was a meeting of the Estates-General called by Louis XVI in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan.
  • Storming of Bastille

    Storming of Bastille
    The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789.
  • Declaration of rights of man

    Declaration of rights of man
    The declaration of rights of men is a important document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.
  • Louis XVI and his family try to escape France

    Louis XVI and his family try to escape France
    Louis XVI and his family are arrested while trying to flee from France.
  • King accepts constitution

    King accepts constitution
    After very long negotiations, the constitution was accepted by King Louis XVI in September 1791. making better decisions for citizenship and the limits to the powers of government, the National.
  • Jacobins takes control of France

    Jacobins takes control of France
    Jacobins made France more controlled. They even made an organization.
  • French army begins to win battles

    French army begins to win battles
    The Battle of Valmy was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution.
  • Food riots in Paris

    Food riots in Paris
    In paris there were many deaths do to food riots.
  • King Louis XVI beheaded

    King Louis XVI beheaded
    The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution. The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte takes over french armie

    Napoleon Bonaparte takes over french armie
    Napoleon Bonaparte was a great military men who held great succes to france during the napolian wars.