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French Revolution Time Line

  • Estates-General meeting

    Estates-General meeting
    In May 1798 a meeting was schedualed to discuss the raising of taxes because of the war. This meeting was fo everyone so even the third estate was invited to give some ideas to the king. The king just rejected all of the ideas and let the taxes like they were and that lead to the start of the French Revolution.
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    5 May 1789
  • Bastille Take over

    Bastille Take over
    In June 1789 The Third Estate took over the Bastille to show that they had power and to grab the gunpowder that was inside of the bastille. The taking over of the Bastille was the first sign of the French Revolt.
  • The end of the Estates.

    The end of the Estates.
    In August 1789 The National Constituent Assembly abolished the second and third estate so that everyone could be treated equally and there would be no advantages.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man
    "The Declaration of the Rights of Man" was declared in accion by the National Assembly and it stated that people had the same amounts of rights since when they are born.
  • The king is beheaded

    The king is beheaded
    IN June 21 1791 The king was found guilty by the votes of the people and they he was sentenced to behading by the guillotin and that was just the start of the reign of fear.
  • war by Austria and Prussia

    war by Austria and Prussia
    The french forces were declared war by Austria and Prussia becuase Austiria and Prussia feared that their ways of thinking would spread to their contry and the same thing would happen to them.
  • End of Monarchy

    End of Monarchy
    The National Convention was elected to make a new constitution for france.
  • Robespierre becomes a dictator

    Robespierre becomes a dictator
    Robespierre becomes a dictator of the french and he started the reign of fear by using the guillotine to kill everyone he thought guilty of treasome.
  • The beheading of Robespierre

    The beheading of Robespierre
    Robespierre is beheaded becuase he had killed alot of people and he had become paranoid and even though he had good intentions he didnt make the right choices so he was executed to put a stop to his reing of fear.