The French Revolution

By km.howard

  • Louis XVI takes the throne

    Louis XVI takes the throne at the age 19, well intentioned but weak leader who was often domintated by his wife, Marie Antoinette.

  • Poor Harvests

    Louis XVI's government was about to go bankrupt. Poor harvests. The National assembly is formed.

  • Revolution Begins

    The people of Paris storm of the Bastille, a much hated prison that sybolized autocratic rule. The Revolution had begun.

  • Rights to all people

    National Assembly adopted the declaration of the Rights of Man and of the citizen. Guaranteed the rights of liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression to all people.

  • The Great Fear

    The great fear, peasants werefearful that nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize them. Peasants rioted. Stormed Versailles and demanded that Louis and Marie Antoinette come to Paris.

  • National Assembly

    National Assembly disbanded so the new Legislative Assembly can take over. Creates a constitutional monarchy; strips power from the king and gave the Assembly the power to create French Law.

  • Revolution leaders turn on each other

    The Revolution Leaders start to turn on each other and thret factions in the Legislative Assembly Form. Radicals, Moderates, and Conservation.
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    Summer

    Austria & Prussia, whosupported Louis XVI, sent troops to Paris.

  • Parisians invade Royal Palaces

    20,00 Parisians invade the Royal Palaces, Louis, Marie Antoinette, and their children imprisoned.

  • Citizens get more rights

    National Convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a Republic. All adult male citizens are granted the right to vote and hold office. Women not given the same rights.
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    Louis XVI sentenced to death

    Louis is no longer king, the radical Jacobins tried Louis for treason & found him guilty. He is sentenced to death.

  • Louis is executed

    Louis XVI is executed by the Guilotine.

  • French citizens into Amry

    Great Britian, Holland, & Spain join Prussia & Austria & Fighting France. The National Assembly draft 300,000 French citizens into the Army.
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    Summer

    Revolution leader Maximilian Robespierre sets out to gather power into his own hands. Becomes leader, had people tried and executed on the same day.
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    Region of Terror

    Robespierre governed France nearly as a dictator, this period became known as the Region of Terror. Approximately 3,000 were executed.

  • Marie Antoinette executed

    Marie Antoinette executed. Revolutionary courts declare death sentences on those that challenge Robespierre.

  • Robespierre executed

    National committee turns on Robespierre, claims he's tyrant. Executed July 28.

  • Moderate leaders made new constitution

    Moderate leaders made new constitution, two houses, Napoleon Bonaparte chosen lead France's armies.