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The French Revolution

  • King Louis XVI

    King Louis XVI

    Louis XVI takes throne at 19 young wife: Marie Antoinette
  • Poor Harvests

    Poor Harvests

    Poor harvests, Government is about to go bankrupt, National assembly is founded
  • The start of the Revolution

    The start of the Revolution

    Paris stormed the Bastille, Revolution begun
  • Declaration of Rights

    Declaration of Rights

    Adopted the Declaration of Rights of Man, Guranteed to life liberty
  • The Great Fear

    The Great Fear

    The great fear, Nobles hired outlaws to terrorize, Louie and Marie move to Paris, Riot occurs
  • Constitutional Monarchy

    Constitutional Monarchy

    National assembly disbanded, Constitutional monarchy, French Law
  • Radicals, Moderates, and Conservatives

    Radicals, Moderates, and Conservatives

    Revolutionary leaders turn on eachother, Legislative assembly, Radiclas, Moderates, and conservatives
  • Prussia and Austria

    Prussia and Austria

    Austria and Prussia send troops to Paris
  • Louie and Marie Imprisoned

    Louie and Marie Imprisoned

    20,000 Parisians invade Royal Palace, Louie, Marie, and children imprisoned
  • Republic Begins Monarchy ends

    Republic Begins Monarchy ends

    Abolishes Monarchy turned to a Republic
  • Execution

    Execution

    Louis XVI executed
  • Louie isn't King

    Louie isn't King

    Louis no longer king, Jacobins tried louis for treason, quilty, death
  • New alliances

    New alliances

    Great Britain, Holland, and Spain join Prussia and Austria fighting France
  • Maximillien

    Maximillien

    Maximillien sets out for power, becomes leader of public safety, people executed
  • Maries death

    Maries death

    Marie executed, Revolutionary declaress death on anyone who challenges him
  • 40,000 deaths

    40,000 deaths

    Robespierre dictator, Reign of terror, 3,000 executed, 40,000 killed altogether
  • Robespierre execution

    Robespierre execution

    Robespierre tyrant, executed on july 28
  • New constituiont

    New constituiont

    New constituion, two house legislature, Napoleon leads french armies