French Revolution Jeffrey Lewis

By nkim1
  • Louis XVI was absolute ruler; people were destitute

  • "Bastille Day"; commoners stormed the Bastille, rebellions in villages

  • National Assembly created a Bill of Rights

  • Different groups of people, such as the Jacobins, argued whether to keep a king or not

  • Royal family failed in attempting to flee in disguise

  • Louis XVI executed via the guillotine

  • Robespierre was guillotined; the Directory took over