The French Revolution

By AnnieWoolley
  • Nobility forces King Louis to call the Estates General into session

    Nobility forces King Louis to call the Estates General into session

    the king was in trouble . The nobility waws not happy with his attempt to tax their estate . Nobility wqanted to pass the cost once again on the third estate.
  • Estate- General meets in Paris

    Estate- General meets in Paris

    King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175 years.
  • The Storming Of the Bastille

    The Storming Of the Bastille

    Rumors of Attack from the Governent is what started it all.
  • 3rd Estate refused to abide...

    3rd Estate refused to abide...

    -Largest group of the people including about 97% of the people.
    - Top of them were Bourgoiese.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    -Result of the growing discontent of the 3rd Estate in France in the Face of King Loui XVI desire
  • Great Fear Begins

    Great Fear Begins

    Peasants expected and feared when they heard rumors that the King 's Armies were on their way over and that Austrians were invading ...
  • National Assmbly Abolished Feudalism with August decrees

    National Assmbly Abolished Feudalism with August decrees

    This Followed mass uproar spreading from Paris .
    Noble families were atacked.
  • Declaration of the rights of man

    Declaration of the rights of man

    Organized as a national assembly beleiving that the ignorance , neglet of the rights of man are the sole cause of public calmity and corruption of government.
  • Woman of paris match to Versailles For bread

    Woman of paris match to Versailles For bread

    Demanded Bread fro their family/marched in the rain
    included some man
    King agreed to see some of the and promised to distibute bread to everyone
  • Roayl Family's Flight from Varennes

    Roayl Family's Flight from Varennes

    King Louis XVI and family traveled hoping join the Austrian Troops.(in Secret)
  • New Constitute Adopted

    New Constitute Adopted

    The D.R.M eventually became the preamble of the Constitution Adotpted.
  • Beginning of The Legislative Assmbly

    Beginning of The Legislative Assmbly

    Marking the formal begining of the first Republic .
    Lasted until May 28 1849
  • Storming of the tuileries Palace

    Storming of the tuileries Palace

    Louis XVI was given information that a mob was headed fro the Palace so he decided to move himself and his family to the Legislative Assembly Building
  • French Monarchy is Officially abolished

    French Monarchy is Officially abolished

    Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and Establish the First Republic. Royal Family Imprisoned
  • French defeat foreign invaders

    French defeat foreign invaders

    France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders
  • The execution of King Louis XVI In Paris

    The execution of King Louis XVI In Paris

    its was the wrong time for The king to have evenm be chosen to be king , conceiderying the crisi in France.
    Many were trilled in making their point
  • Commmittee of public Safety Established

    Commmittee of public Safety Established

    created by the National Conventoin in 1793 orginally conseisting of 9 members of the convention
  • Law of Suspects passes beginning of the Reign of the Terror in France.

    Law of Suspects passes beginning of the Reign of the Terror in France.

  • End of the reign of Terror -excution of Rebespierre

    End of the reign of Terror -excution of Rebespierre

  • National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the directorate

    National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the directorate

    comprimising the constitutional and legislative assembly which sat from 1792-1795
  • Napoleon named First consul

    Napoleon named First consul

    Once that occured France was turmoil or turmed into turmoili
    poverty and corruption were widespread
  • Coronation of napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France

    Coronation of napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France

    Napoleon crowned himself EMperor