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The Publication of the Leviathan by Hobbes
The Leviathan reflects on the enlightenment ideas of Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes believes that we are all animals deep down inside, therefore we need government to keep us in line. -
The American Revolution (beginning)
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783. It was featured in the musical Hamilton. -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are married
Louis XVI was only 15 when Marie Antoinette and him got married. Marie Antoinette was only 14. -
The American Revolution (end)
The thirteen colonies won. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. The Declaration was drafted by the Abbé Sieyès and the Marquis de Lafayette, in consultation with Thomas Jefferson. -
Formation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was the first revolutionary government of the French Revolution and existed from June 14th to July 9th in 1789. The National Assembly was created amidst the turmoil of the Estates-General that Louis XVI called in 1789 to deal with the looming economic crisis in France. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath. They held the members of the other estates and the monarchy in a tennis court to sign it. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
The first Constitution of France
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancient Régime. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty. -
Execution of Louis XVI and/or Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI was guillotined in the Place de la Révolution on January 21, 1793. His wife, Marie Antoinette, met the same fate nine months later, on October 16, 1793. Their young son, Louis-Charles, died in prison where living conditions were horrible. -
The massacre in Lyon
The Siege of Lyon occurred when French Republican forces laid siege and captured the city of Lyon, which was the center of a revolt against the French government during the War of the First Coalition. -
Execution of Robespierre
After a year of harsh rule by Robespierre, many of the revolutionary leaders had enough of the Terror. They turned on Robespierre and had him arrested. He was executed, along with many of his supporters, by guillotine.
