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Meeting of the Estates General
King Louis called the first meetings of the Estates General in almost two hundred years. He explained to the estates that the country has having financial difficulties. His solution to this was to have the third estate taxed to pay for things in the first two. This made the third estate upset and led to the revolution. -
Storming the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, members of the revolution broke into and took over the bastille. It was a prison and symbol of the monarchy. It was also a major supply building of weapons which greatly aided the revolution in battles to come. -
Declaration of the rights of man
Set by France's National Assembly, the Declaration of the rights of man states all the rights male French citizens had. It was originally published August 26th, 1789. -
Women's March on Versailles
On October fifth, 1789, over 7,000 women marched from Paris to Versailles with torches, pitchforks, muskets, and more. This became a pivotal point in the French Revolution. They chanted with the beat of drums and demanded to see the Queen. They were mad at her for spending all of the tax money on her extravagant lifestyle and extreme unnecessary luxury items. -
France declares war on Austria
During the Revolution France was still split and it was in a state of confusion. Believing that war was the only thing to really unify the country, France declared war on Austria. -
King Louis Execution
Years into the Revolution, King Louis and the royal family grew more and more nervous. There was an attempt to try to flee the country and abandon their people. This was stopped and he was tried of treason and sentenced to a public guillotine execution -
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Reign of Terror
During the reign of terror, laws were passed making anyone related to the revolution an enemy of the country. About 300,000 were arrested and 17,000 were executed for their 'crimes'. It was also considered to go against the church to consort with any revolutionaries. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Months after her husband's execution, Marie Antoinette, the former Queen of France was led to her public execution. At the age of 37 she died in front of an enormous crowd cheering for her demise. It was the official end up the monarchy and France as it was known. -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was a main part of creating the ideas for the reign of terror in the French Revolution. He encouraged the public execution of over 17,000 French revolutionaries. Because of that it was thought fitting when he was sentenced to the guillotine by the national convention. -
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
Following the executions of the Royalty in France, there was a hole of power and control. Before things got out of control, Napoleon Bonaparte (A previous general) led somewhat of a military takeover, leaving them with the power. However, still vowing to follow the spirit and beliefs of the revolution.