A Timeline of the French Revolution

  • king louis XVI convene

    king louis XVI convene
    King Louis XVI is forced to convene the Estates General assembly
  • tennis

    tennis
    Tennis Court Oath. Nat. Ass. resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution
  • paris mob

    paris mob
    Bastille stormed and taken by a Paris mob.
  • Nobles in National Assembly

    Nobles in National Assembly
    Nobles in National Assembly renounce feudal rights
  • mans rights

    mans rights
    Assembly issues Declaration of the Rights of Man. this is important because it organized everything
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    versailles to tuileries

    King Louis brought from Versailles to Tuileries palace in Paris. this was important because louis people started to come.
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    king in austria

    King flees to Austria, is caught at Varennes.
  • mob in paris

    mob in paris
    Paris mob storms royal palace; Legislative Assembly government collapse. Minister of Justice Danton purges (kills) thousands of presumed traitors (enemies of the state).
  • the new calendar

    Revolutionary calendar introduced with new day and month names.
  • national convention

    National Convention (new gov’t) abolishes monarchy and declares France a republic.
  • national convention

    national convention
    National Convention condemns and executes the King.
  • counter revolution

    Counter-revolutionary revolt in the Vendee region begins.
  • reign of terror

    "Reign of Terror" by Committee of Public Safety (Robespierre) begins.
  • thermidor

    In the month of “Thermidor", Robespierre is executed; Reign of Terror ends.
  • churches

    churches
    churches reopening
  • directory

    New constitution is adopted, forming a new government called the Directory.
  • price

    Price controls put into place by the government, dechristianization (ex. saints names removed from street names), administrative reform (i.e. changes in how the government operates)
  • coup d'état

    Coup d'état (government takeover) removes royalists (those faithful to the monarchy) from Directory.
  • napoleon's

    Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution
  • napoleon's

    Napoleon's coup d'état abolishes Directory and establishes Consulate government; end of French Revolution