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Meeting of the Estates General
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Meeting of Estates General
The estates general was called by King Louis XVI to solve the countries financial problems. The first and second estate had unfair advantages in the voting process. The general assembly ended with the third estate declaring themselves the National Assembly and asking the other two estates to joining them in making a constitution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was when the third estate was locked out of their regular meeting area, so they settled for an empty tennis court in order to make a new constitution. They were determined to make a new constitution and vowed not to leave until it was done. The king later urged the second and third estate to join them. -
Bastille
Groups of people stormed the Bastille in search of weapons. This event was very symbolic. The Bastille represented the king and his monarch and this event really sparked the revolution. -
Great Fear
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Great Fear
The great fear was a dark time in the French Revolution. The third estate became so poor, hungry and desperate, that they wet as far as to attack the nobles. They would gather in groups and raid nobles' houses, killing them , stealing their food and valuables, and burning down their houses. This led to many of the nobles fleeing the country to become refugees. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
This document was made by the National Assembly, and more specifically General Lafeyette. This document represented the rights of the people that they thought the French government had swept under the rug. They considered these rights to be natural and to be held universally, at any time or place. -
Women´s March
An angry mob of 7,000 employed women marched the streets of Versailles in the pouring rain. They marched from Versaille to Paris, chanting ¨bread!¨ the whole way parading pitchforks and muskets. These people were poor, starving and fed up with the king and queen indulging and feasting while their people were left to starve. -
Declaration of Pilnitz
Austria and Prussia issued the declaration of Pilnitz. In their declaration they threatened to help stop the revolution to ensure that France could keep their monarch. They did this to ensure that their people would not take after the people of France and try to destroy their countries monarchs as well. -
Louis XVI Executed
King Louis XVI was executed with a guilty verdict to treason. He was carried away in a carriage and had attempted to escape. He was executed by guillotine, a weapon he himself had helped design. -
Reign of Terror
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time in the revolution when violence took over.The revolutionary government decided to take action against those they believed to be against the revolution. 17,000 people were executed, starting with the death of Marie Antoinette, while another 10,000 died in prison awaiting a trial. -
Napoleonic Control
Napoleons invasion of France made the country stronger. He made sure that neither the Jacobians or the Bourbans would have control. Napoleon stated a new and equal government and laws that wouldn't matter on social class, according to his Napoleonic code. He essentially tied together the loose ends of the revolution.
