Louis XVI calls on the national essembly

Louis XVI calls the Esates General

May 5, 1789

Louis VXI calls The Estates General in a meeting to talk about the ecomony

The French Revolution

Period: May 5, 1789 to Jul 28, 1794

The French war for democracy that began 1789 and ended with the overthrow of monarchy

Third Estate Forms National Assembly and Take Tennis Court Oath

Jun 17, 1789

A French Congress established by reps

Storming of the Bastille

Jul 14, 1789

The Revolution had began w/ this event. Women invaded the place killing several guards. Louis then promise to give bread following them back to paris

March on Versailles

Oct 5, 1789

7000 women marched to versailles to demand bread

Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Jan 21, 1793

The execution of Louis XVI by means of the guillotine took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution "Revolution Square", formerly Place Louis XV, and renamed Place de la Concorde in 1795) in Paris. It was a major event of the French Revolution.

Start of The Reign Of Terror

Sep 5, 1793

Robespierre set up a new revolutionary gov. & courts which tried citizens for treason against the revolution.
In two years 40,000 were executed by the Guillotine for Teason

Execution of Robespierre

Jul 28, 1794

The French Revolution and the Reign of Terror Ends with the Execution of Robespierre