French revolution

Key Events of the French Revolution by Sarah Schultz

By sschultz
  • Estates General Meeting

    Estates General Meeting

    On May 5th, 1789 the estates general proposed solutions to help solve the government's financial problems

  • Day of Slaughter

    Went on until June 1st
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    The National Assembly made a promise to stay together and made a commitment to meet until a constitution for France was written. It was created on the King’s Tennis Courts
  • The National Assembly meets to draft a constitution and make a promise to meet

    The National Assembly meets to draft a constitution and make a promise to meet

    At the king's tennis court
  • Storming of the Bastille or The Fall of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille or The Fall of the Bastille

    It was the starting point of the revolution and it occurred the morning of July 14th, 1789

  • National Assembly did away with aristocratic privileges

  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man published by the National Assembly

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man published by the National Assembly

    The National Assembly created a foundation for the nation that consisted of basic liberties that mirrored the ideas of major philosophes of the French Enlightenment, also imposing the idea of equal rights for all
  • France declared war on Austria

    France declared war on Austria

  • Moderate is formed

  • National Assembly renames itself to National Convention

    National Assembly renames itself to National Convention

  • King Louis XVI is executed

    He was imprisoned with his wife Marie and was guillotined

  • National Convention declares war on Prussia, Austria, Spain, Holland, and England

  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    A time in France where Robespierre ruled and many people were being guillotined under his rule, he dominated the Committee of Public Safety until he was executed, which marked the beginning of the Thermidorian Reaction
  • Commitee of Public Safety is established

    Commitee of Public Safety is established

  • Marie Antoinette is tried and executed

    Marie Antoinette is tried and executed

    She was hatred by many and was executed for treason
  • Danton executed

    Danton executed

    Executed because he "seemed" against the revolution
  • Robespierre is killed at the guillotine

    Robespierre is killed at the guillotine

    He was arrested and executed without trial

  • Thermidoran Reaction

  • The Reign of Terror sentenced 20K-40K people to death

    The Reign of Terror sentenced 20K-40K people to death

    September 1793-July 1794

  • Churches are reopened

  • Directory begins

  • Convention is dissolved

    Convention is dissolved

    The Convention dissolved itself on 26 October 1795

  • Coup d’etat

    Made deals to keep the army

  • French defeats Austrians and make peace

  • Napoleon elects himself as emperor

    Napoleon elects himself as emperor

    He was emperor from 1804-1815