The French Revolution

By ew4321
  • Bastille Day

    Bastille Day
    As economin crisis strikes France, Enlightenment Ideas spread throught the starving Third Estate. The Estate General calls for a meeting, but the Third Estate always loses 2 to 1. The peasants storm Bastille Prison, in search of weapons.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    The National Assembly creates a Bill of Rights.
  • The Women's March

    The Women's March
    The women of France, angry at King Louis about the shortage of food, march toward Versaille in order to get King Louis and his wife to move to Paris so they could help sort out the economic crisis.
  • The Royal Family Attempts to Escape France

    The Royal Family Attempts to Escape France
    King Louis XVI and his wife try to escape France as the crisis in France escalates. However, they are spotted in disguise and put under house arrest, but, Europe's other kings threatened France.
  • Beheading of King Louis XVI

    Beheading of King Louis XVI
    With the guillotine, King Louis XVI is beheaded after trying to escape France. This caused other kings in Europe to become alarmed. To prevent the revolution from spreading, they attacked France.
  • The Terror

    The Terror
    Robespierre takes control of France and becomes its leader. However, after a year of terror with huge amounts of beheading via the guillotine, Robespierre is beheaded himself. The more moderate Directory takes control.
  • Napolean Bonaparte

    Napolean Bonaparte
    After Napolean Bonaparte defeats all of France's enemies after the Revolution, he declares himself an emperor with nearly unlimited power.