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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates General into session
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the third Estate. -
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. -
3rd Estate refused to abide by the kings one vote for each estate order
The third Estate wanted to change the voting process. They out voted the other estates and made themselves a legislature. The natural assembly had the right to make laws for france. -
Tennis Court Oath
The oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the third estate. The conference was held in a makeshift conference room inside a tennis court. -
The storming of the Bastille
The king ordered trrops to versaillesso the third estate thought they should arm themselves so they stormed the Bastille. The storming of the Bastille was a powerful symbol of the revolution. -
National Assembly abolishes feudalism with August Deacrees
lead to the french monarchy crumbling. Removed dues and servics owed by peasants to land owners. Eliminated first estate legal privilages. -
Declaration of the rights of man
Inspired by englih bill of rights, American Declaration of Independence and englightment philosophes. This made every man equal and gave men equal rights suchas freedom of speach and freedom of religion. -
Women of Paris March to versailes for Bread
It was caused by the king calling troops to versailles. This forced King louis to give in and make peace with the crowds by moving back to paris and living in the palace with his family. -
Great Fear Begins
Start of the French revolution.In response to rumors,fearful peasants armed themselves in self-defense and attacked manor houses in some areas. Rumor was a forigien region was burning crops. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
The Flight to Varennes was a significant episode in the French Revolution during which King Louis XVI of France, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family attempted unsuccessfully to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. Their destination was the fortress at Montmédy in northeastern France, a Royalist stronghold from which the king hoped to start a military campaign which would restore his rule. -
New Constitution adopted
Created new legislative body and granted citizens with broad voting rights. It kept monarchy but restricted kings power. It also caused the king and quuen to try ro flee. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal family must not be harmed or else...
The Brunswick Manifesto threatened that if the French royal family were harmed, then French civilians would be harmed. It was a measure intended to intimidate Paris, but rather helped further spur the increasingly radical French Revolution and finally led to the war. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Tuileries Palace was attacked by militias that were supported by the National Guard. Louis XVI and the rest of the royal family took shelter with the Legislative Assembly. -
French Monarchy is offically abolished
Revolutionary gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first republic.Royal family imprisoned. -
French deafeat foreign invadors(Austria and Prussia) who are attempting to preserve the monarchy.
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against invaders. -
The execution of king louis XVI in Paris
Louis XVI was arrested and tried for treason. His death marks the beginning of the Reign of Terror. Marie Antoinette was also executed the same year. -
Committee of public Safety Established
A draft was created and all eligable men between 18-45 were set for mikitary service. This led to the creation of the revolutionary tribunal and changed society. -
Law of suspects passes beginning of the reign of terror in france
The Law of Suspects marks an important weakening of individual freedoms in France. It led to nationwide revolutionary paranoia. -
End of the reign of Terror-execution of Robespierre
The end of a period of violence that ocurred after the onset of the French Revolution. -
National convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
Napoleon was the first president of the french rebuplic. -
Naploleon named first Consul
Napoleon established himself as the head of a more conservative,authoritarian and authocratic republician government in france while not declaring himeself head of state. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor of France
The crowning and the coronation took place at Notre-Dame de Paris, a way for Napoleon to make it clear that he was a son of the Revolution.
