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Meeting of the Estates General
The Estates-General was a group of people representing the French created by king Louis to come up with resolutions to France's money problems. The estates general didn’t exist after the Third Estate created the National Assembly. -
National Assembly
The National Assembly played a big role in the Revolution. It represented the Third Estate and said that the king makes reforms to insure that the people had food to eat. -
Storming of the Bastille
On 14 July 1789, a prison in Paris, “the Bastille” an angry mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's rule. They raided the bastille for weapons and gunpowder. After they were done they tore it down. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
On 26 August 1789, the French National Assembly created the Declaration of the Rights of Man which defined individual and group rights. -
Women’s March on Versailles
The march on versailles was because they had no bread. Women of Paris led the March on October 5, 1789. This was a very important event during the French Revolution. It forced the royals to return to Paris after running away. -
Louis XVI Moves to Paris
This event led to the deaths of king Louis and Marie Antoinette. The royal family was forced back to Paris after the march. This forced Louis XVI to return to Paris and got rid of all the authority and power he had over paris. -
Louis Tries to Escape
On June 20-21, 1791 during the French Revolution, the royal family tried to leave the country to avoid the revolution. This was a important event because it led to the deaths of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. -
Louis XVI Executed
Louis XVI was executed by a guillotine, this was important because it showed that the king no longer had power over them. It happened on 21 January 1793 at the Revolution Square. -
Committee of Public Safety/Reign of Terror
The Committee of Public Safety (French: Comité de salut public) formed the provisional government in France, led mainly by Maximilien Robespierre, during the Reign of Terror (1793–1794), a phase of the French Revolution. In December 1793, the Convention formally conferred executive power upon the committee. -
End of Terror/Robespierre Executed
The Committee of Public Safety was a political body of the Revolution that took control of France during the Reign of Terror in September 1793.
