Timeline 18.1 - 18.2

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  • Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General at Versailles

    Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General at Versailles

  • The Third Estate boldly declared that it was the National Assembly and would draft a constitution

    The Third Estate boldly declared that it was the National Assembly and would draft a constitution

  • 900 Parisians gathered in the courtyard of Bastille

    900 Parisians gathered in the courtyard of Bastille

  • National Assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy

    National Assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy

  • National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

    National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

  • Thousands of Parisian woman marched in to Versailles

    Thousands of Parisian woman marched in to Versailles

  • The king and his family return to Paris

    The king and his family return to Paris

  • National Assembly affirmed the "rights of man" and set up a limited monarchy in the Constitution of 1791

    National Assembly affirmed the "rights of man" and set up a limited monarchy in the Constitution of 1791

  • The royal family attempted to flee France in disguise

    The royal family attempted to flee France in disguise

  • The new Legislative Assembly met for the first time and amended the constitution to allow for trying the king if he turned against the nation

    The new Legislative Assembly met for the first time and amended the constitution to allow for trying the king if he turned against the nation

  • Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria

    Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria

  • The newly elected National Convention began meeting

    The newly elected National Convention began meeting

  • National Convention's step to abolish the monarch and establish a republic

    National Convention's step to abolish the monarch and establish a republic

  • The first day of the French Republic and the autumnal equinox

    The first day of the French Republic and the autumnal equinox

  • The Mountain convinced the Convention to pass a decree condemning Louis XIV to death

    The Mountain convinced the Convention to pass a decree condemning Louis XIV to death

  • European monarchs rally troops to restore French monarchy

    European monarchs rally troops to restore French monarchy

  • Committee of Public Safety instituted a levee en masse, drafted men into laws passed

    Committee of Public Safety instituted a levee en masse, drafted men into laws passed

  • Revolts begin in western France; counterrevolutionaries executed; anti-Catholic laws passed

    Revolts begin in western France; counterrevolutionaries executed; anti-Catholic laws passed

  • Two women founded the Society for Revolutionary Republican Woman in Paris

    Two women founded the Society for Revolutionary Republican Woman in Paris

  • The Committee of Public Safety took control of government

    The Committee of Public Safety took control of government

  • A public ceremony dedicated for worship of reason was held in the former cathedral

  • The king was beheaded on the guillotine

    The king was beheaded on the guillotine

  • Law of 22 Prairial give Robespierre more power; French army ends threat of foreign invasion

    Law of 22 Prairial give Robespierre more power; French army ends threat of foreign invasion

  • Committee of Public Safety orders Robespierre's execution

    Committee of Public Safety orders Robespierre's execution

  • The Constitution of 1795 set up two legislative houses, a lower house and an upper house

    The Constitution of 1795 set up two legislative houses, a lower house and an upper house

  • Period: to

    the directory lasted

  • Napoleon Bonaparte toppled the Directory in a coup d'état and he seized power

    Napoleon Bonaparte toppled the Directory in a coup d'état and he seized power