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King Louis XVI Calls the Estates-General
After France falls into financial problems following the war, King Louis XVI senses trouble and tries to stop it before it begins. -
The Tennis Court Oath is Sworn by the 3rd Estate
The Third Estate forms the National Assembly and as the National Assembly, they took the Tennis Court Oath. This is the first action made by the Third Estate to assert their independent freedom and go against the king. -
Angry Storms at Bastille
The angry groups surround the Bastille, because of its place as a violent, oppresive monarchy. This is the second public resistence against the king and the first violent resistence. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was influenced by the Declaration of Independence. Even though it was one of the most important documents of the time period, women and slaves were not covered under this document. -
The Constitution of Clergy Starts
The newest Constitution of the Clergy makes the church of the First Estate to swear their immediate alliance to the king, not to practiced worship. The church also must give it's land to the king. -
Royalty Attemtps to Flee from France
King Louis XVI and his family tried to leave to go to Austria to leave the disturbences in France, but are noticed and caught at the border and placed under house arrest for attempting to leave the country they run. -
Louis XVI is Executed
After being put on trial towards the end of the year 1792, on January 17,1793, King Louis XVI is sent to death on charges of scheming against independence. He was put to death by guillotine on January 21, 1793. -
The Violence Begins
The most violent period in the French Revolution started as a huge political battle between the two factors, the Jacobins and the Girondins. Many, many people were sentenced to execution during this violence, and thousands more were murdered during the waves of violence. -
The Directory Takes Over
Directory, made by a new constitution, considered the role of controlling the French until November 10, 1799, when it was taken over by no other than, Napolean Bonaparte. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre's life had fallen when his execution came along, and so did the group's power that he influenced, the Jacobins. The Girondins gain more power as a result and the Jacobin association is soon banished.
