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Storming of the Bastille
A group of people, commoners, from the Third Estate had stormed Bastille, and destroyed Bastille by dismantling the prison. Because of this event, the National Assembly had been saved due to Louis XVI not being able to trust his royal troops any longer -
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The Tale of Five Events
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The Declaration of Man and the Citizen being adopted
This declaration was adopted by the National Assembly. It is based from the English Bill of Rights and our Declaration of Independence. It let all citizens to all have an equal ability in creating laws. It also ended the exemptions for certain groups of people from taxes. -
Death of Louis XVI
After a close vote on deciding whether the King should die or not, The National Convention declared that Louis XVI was to be killed by the guillotine. The killing of the king was important because it had angered the royalty throughout Europe. -
Beginning of The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a effort by the Committee of Public Saftey and the National Convention in response to foreign and domestic attacks against France. During the Reign of Terror, Revolutionary Courts were set up to prosecute enemies of the republic. -
End of The Reign of Terror
Because Robespierre becoming very powerful and attempting to rid of France with anything that was corrupt, the National Convention voted in favor of beheading Robespierre with the guillotine. The death of Robespierre marked the end of the Reign of Terror as revolutionary fervors cooled down.
