French Revolution

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  • National Assembly

    The third estate established the national assembly to pass and reform laws. They then returned to the Estate-General to demand their means be met.

  • Tennis Court Oath

    The National assembly locked themselves in an indoor tennis court. They would remain their until they wrote a constitution

  • Bastille

    The people of the third estate to release the prisoners. Their main focus was to take control over weapons and show how much power they held

  • N/A>>L/A

    The national assembly becomes the legislative assembly after the new constitution. The Legislative assembly was to crest laws and declare or reject wars

  • Woman's March

    A bunch of angry peasant women marched to Versailles. They demanded the king to give them bread he was believed to be hoarding.

  • War

    France declares war on Austria and Prussia

  • Guillotine

    On this day the guillotine was introduced to the general public of the revolution. The first nan murdered was Nicolas Pellertier.

  • Hostage

    Ovation of Tuileries palace by peasants. The king and his family were taken to await execution.

  • Louis XVI

    Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. This leading the revolutionaries to believe that their troubles were over.

  • War, again

    France declares war on England and The Netherlands. Thus far all they are doing is ignoring the actual problems, killing symbols, and spending money they don't have

  • Committee of Public Safety

    Robespierre takes control if CPS. Gaining the publics trust

  • Of with her head

    Marie Antoinette was executed.

  • President

    Robespierre is elected president of the convention

  • End of Terror

    Some people of the National convention turn against Robespierre. They demand he be executed a d with that final chop the peoples fear lifted

  • Dead, Rethread?

    Robespierre is executed. The CPS is replaced by The Thermidorian Convention

  • Riot

    San-Culottes riot for three days. The riots were mainly about the lack if food.

  • Hero

    Napoleon Bonaparte and his gunmen protected the national assembly from thousands of royalists. He became a hero in the French peoples time of need

  • Jacobin

    Jacobins take control of France. Well more like are elected then take control of France.

  • Alliance

    England, Russia, and Italy gang up against France. To make this matter official they sign a pact against France.

  • Bonaparte

    Napoleon takes control of the Directory