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French Revolution Timeline

  • The great fear

    The great fear

    The reason for the start of the great fear was simply because more of economic than political.Riots and revolts that took place in rural areas.
  • Calling of the Estates- General

    Calling of the Estates- General

    the states general was the first meeting since 1614.The third estates broke free of the estates general.On May 5, 1789, Louis XVI convened the Estates-General.
  • Formation of the national assembly

    Formation of the national assembly

    In order to pervent the national assembly convening Louis XVI had the Salle des Etats, he had it coloses.The Parisian citizens storms Bastille prison.
  • Attack on the Bastille

    Attack on the Bastille

    On July 14, 1789 Bastille was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. formed in Paris, there was a prison which become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule.
  • French Women force Lois XVI to leave Versailles

    French Women force Lois XVI to leave Versailles

    Nearly 7,000 working women went to the king and queen armed. The woman marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles.By the time the woman reached verailles they were motly going for the queen.
  • lois xvi is executed

    lois xvi is executed

    Lois was executed because one person voted for lois to be killed. The two of them thought they could hide but it didnt go so well.August 1792, the royal couple was arrested.
  • Reign of terror

    Reign of terror

    Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution. Reign of terror was kind of the time of violence.During this time on January 21, 1793 Louis XVI is executed.
  • The Directory is formed

    The Directory is formed

    The Directory is formed in Auguest 22, 1795. "It was the government of France during the penultimate stage of the French Revolution."Another Directory was formed in late 1918.
  • National convention is formed

    National convention is formed

    The national convention was A single-chamber assembly, elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy.
  • Napoleon Takes power

    Napoleon Takes power

    Nepoleon was a French military leader and emperor. Also Born on the island of Corsica. Napoleon successfully won the war.
  • Nepoleon invades Russia

    Nepoleon invades Russia

    Another name for nepoleon invades russia was the Patriotic War of 1812. As russia grew it emerged more powerful.
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