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After France joined into many bad wars. Had bad harvests. and lost tons of money due to the queens bad spending habits. The Royal Treasury is found to be empty. -
The First Estates General in over 100 years was called to go over the political and finacial problems in France. -
A angry crowd of French citizans formed outside of bastille. Before long the crowd charged the bastille completley turning it to ruins and killing the guards inside. -
The Decleration of Rights of Man was signed. giving men and only men basic rights of liberty, property, security, resistance to oppression, equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. -
Due to high bread prices, Women marched into versails with the intent to kill the queen. -
Our King and Queen attempted to flee paris to Austria, where the queen was born.
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French citizens forced their way into prisons in Paris and killed all of the prisoners inside. -
Louis XVI is dethroned and is charged for his treason. He will be executed on January 21, 1793.
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The Committee of Public Safety has been formed and is in complete control of france. They are executing anyone who goes against them. -
Jean-Paul Marat, an activist in our revolution, was murdered in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, who said she had information on the Girondins. -
Maxemillien Robespierre takes control over France and controls with fear. His main goal is to keep the revolution alive and kill all who oppose it.
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Maxemillien Robespierre is executed after being arrested by the National Convention and being declared a traitor freeing us from his Rein. The leadership has been changed to a group of five people known as the Directory.
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Marie Antoinette is beheaded. This angers Austria because our former queen is from Austria, and starts a war between France and Austria.