Impacting Moments for the Better

  • Meeting of the Estates General

     Meeting of the Estates General
    Representatives from each estate get together at the Palace of Versailles and talk about big problems.
  • Estates general declares itself the national assembly

    Estates general declares itself the national assembly
    King Louis XVI cloesd the third estate from decision making. National assembly gave a voice to the people that King Louis XVI didn't have power.
  • Storming of bastille

    Storming of bastille
    Bastille was a prison that represented monarchy’s dictatorial rule. On this day the prison was attacked.
  • Abolition of feudalism in France

    Abolition of feudalism in France
    Fedualism ended there was no diffrene on the 3 estates this was because of protests,
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    French declaration during the revolution, in this document the rights of the citizen are stated.
  • Women's March on Versailles

    Women's March on Versailles
    7,000 women marched from Paris to Versallies in protest to having bread for their families.
  • Louis XVI attempts to flee

    Louis XVI attempts to flee
    King Louie attempts to flee to Varennes but was caught and returend to Paris.
  • King formally accepts Constitution

    King formally accepts Constitution
    King Louie XVI signs the constitutien becasue he was afraid of a civil war to occur.
  • France declares war on Austria

    France declares war on Austria
    France declared war to Austria becuase France thought Austria was trying to re-instate King Louise so France defended their new republic.
  • Louis XVI executed.

    Louis XVI executed.
    King was convicted of conspirancy and sentenced to death and then was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.