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Estates Genera Meeting at Versailles
On May 15th,1789, the first meeting since 1614 of the french estates-general, a general assembly representing the french estates of the realm.This is important because it paved the way for the start of a revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath was when delegates from the third estate were elected to go to Versailles to solve financial crisis and to insist an reforming the government. This is important to the revolution because this was when the people France reformed. -
Storming of Bastille
The storming of Bastille was when over 800 Parisians crowded outside of Bastille, a fortress used as a prison for political and the other prisners, demanded -
Great Fear
Villages and towns attacked and spread in panic. Government took over peasants crops, such as grain. French troops,peasants,nobles,were involved in the Great Fear. The great fear was important because these attacks showed how angry citizens of France were with unfair government -
Writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Declaration of Man stated "men were born and remain free and equal in rights". The declaration impacted the revolution because it allowed any french man to hold public office which urged people to stick up for themselves by acting against those who ruled them. -
Women's March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles was when the women of Paris marched to Versailles shouting,"bread!" and were mad the King and Queen weren't paying attention to them and their concerns.So the women marched to Versailles to get the king and queen to move to Paris This is important it was the beginning of the end for the King and Queen. -
France declares war on Austria
They were worried that Austria would attempt to reinstate King Louis XVI on the throne and felt that they had to act to defend their new republic.Important because it was the start of a war. -
Louis XVI is taken as Prisoner
Louis was arrested and sent to a temple, an ancient Paris fortress used as a prison. Important because with Louis XVI arrested, the citizens could change the government of France. -
National Convention becomes Republic
The first republic lasted until the declaration of the first french empire in 1804 under Napoleon1. -
Louis XVI is sentenced to the guillotine
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the place de la revolution in Paris. This is important because the french could create a new government and new laws without having a king. -
Committee of Public Safety was established
It was believed to be under threat from foreign powers and counter revolution. -
Death of Marat
His powerful words influenced many people. When Charlotte Corday stabbed him she hoped to save the lives of many others. She was immediately executed afterwards. -
Robespierre was executed
Robespierre was the one who encouraged death by the gulliotine -
Reign of Terror
Officially marked the start date of the reign of terror where approximately 40,000 people were killed -
Directory takes over France
Five member committee which governed France replaced the Committee of Public Safety until it was overthrown by Napolean -
Napoleon defeats Austrian armies
French victory leads to the end of the revolution -
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Napoleon seizes power in France
Marks the end of the French Revolution and the beginning of Napoleon's dictatorship in France