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Nobility force King to call Estates-General
The king was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estate-General meets in Paris
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the Third Estate. They have not met in 175 years. -
Third Estate refused to abide rule for one vote
The Third Estate proclaimed themselves a legislative called the National Assembly. They had the rights to make laws. They locked out the King. -
Tennis Court Oath
The representatives of the Third Estate didn't leave the tennis court until a constitution was written. Louis then gave each representative a vote. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The King ordered troops to preserve the monarchy. People were afraid so they stormed the Bastille to obtain weapons for self-defense. -
Great Fear begins
Because of the storming of the Bastille, people started to panic that the King would punish them and end the revolution. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
The National Assembly eliminated the dues that peasants owed their landowners. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man are the principles of French Revolution and only applied to men. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Bread was scarce and at a very high price. The women rioted which intertwined with revolutionaries. They then ransacked the city armory and broke in the Palace. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
The Royal family was forced to live in a palace in Paris. They didn't like it so they fled Paris. They were caught because they were committing treason. -
New Constitution adopted
The Legislative Assembly adopted a new constitution that gave citizens over the age of 25 the right to vote. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
They kept the monarchy but restricted the King's power. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal Family must not be harmed
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal Family must not be harmed or else innocent French civilians will be harmed. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
A mob stormed the Tuileries Palace and slaughtered the guards. The Royal Family were demoted to commoners and thrown into prison. -
French Monarchy is abolished
Revolutionary government votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family is imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders
The French defeated the foreign invaders of Austria and Prussie who were attempting to preserve the monarchy. France turns the tider of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
Execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
He was executed via the guillotine. He was the first victim of the Reign of Terror. -
Committee of Public Safety established
The Committee of Public Safety is an executive government. They protect the new republic against attacks and rebellions. -
Law of Suspects, Reign of Terror beginning
The Law of Suspects weakened the people's individual freedoms. This led to paranoia that swept the nation. This was the beginning of the Reign of Terror. -
Execution of Robespierre, End of Reign of Terror
Robespierre, once a respected leader, turned into a tyrant. He was then overthrown. -
National Convention dissolved, Creation of Directorate
The Directorate was a governing board which could pass financial reforms. -
Napolean named First Consul
Napoleon became a dictator. -
Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France
He asked the people if France was an empire, they agreed. He was then named the first emperor of France.
