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Storming of the Bastille
900 Parisians gathered in the court yard of the Bastille an old fortress used as a prison. They attacked the building with 4 hours of fighting. Some of the kings gaurds helped the Parisians in the fight. After all of the fighting the kings men surrendered and the Parisians won. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
the Declaration of the Rights of man. Inspired by the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration of Indepence documents. Declared that all men were free and equal before the law, that people grouped on talent and exemption from taxation. -
Constitution
Amended the constitution to allow for trying the king if he turned against the nation. Set up limited manarchy. There was still a king but a legislative assembly would make the laws. The new body was designed to be conservative. -
French Republic
September 1792, The National Conventions 1st major steph was to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, the French Republic. -
January 1793
King Louis XI executed after a 380 to 310 vote. -
Louis XVI Executed
In early 1793, the mountain convinved the convention to pass a decree condemning Louis XVI to death. on January 21, the King was beheaded on the guillotine. He was executed after a 380 to 310 votes. -
Feburary 1793
Euroopean monarchs rally troops to restore French Monarchy -
March 1793
Revolts begin in Western France, counter revolutionaries executed, anti-Catholic laws passed. -
August 1793
Committee of Public Safety institues a tevee en masse, drafting men into the army. -
October 1793
1880 citizens of Lyon executed as example to enemies of the revolution.
The Revolutionary Calendar is introduced. -
Febuary 1794
Robespierre addresses "On Political Monarlity" to the Convention, stating that a combination fo virtue and terror would save the Republic from its enemies. -
1793 and 1794
For roughly a year during 1793 and 1794, the Committee of Public Safety took control of the government. To defend France from Domestic Violence, they adopted Reing of Terror. -
July 1794
Law of 22 Prairlal gives Robespierre more power.
French Army ends Threat of Foreign Invasion.
Committee of Public Safety orders Robespierre's execution. -
August 1794
Law of 22 Prairial repealed, released of prisoners begins. -
1795-1799
The Directory, which lasted from 1795 to 1799, became known mainly for corruption. -
1799
In 1799 the successful and popular general Napoleon Bonaparte toppled the Directory in a coup d' etat a sudden overthrow of the government. Napoleon then seized power.