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The National Assembly Takes Over France
The National Assembly was the first revolutionary government of the French Revolution and existed from June 14th to July 9th in 1789. The National Assembly was created amidst the turmoil of the Estates-General that Louis XVI called in 1789 to deal with the looming economic crisis in France. -
The Beginning of The French Revolution
The French Revolution begins on July 14th, 1789, when the citizens of France storm the Bastille, a french prison. -
The Great Fear Begins
The Great Fear, French Grande Peur, in the French Revolution, a period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumors of an "aristocratic conspiracy" by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. -
The Creation of The Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is one of the most important papers of the French Revolution. This paper explains a list of rights, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and separation powers. -
The National Assembly Abolishes the Nobility and All Titles
The National Assembly abolishes the feudal system entirely. It abolished both the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate and the tithes gathered by the First Estate, the Catholic clergy. -
The King Attempts Makes An Escape
The King of France attempts to escape but is caught and returned back to Paris. -
The Trial of Louis the 16th Begins
They attempted to escape from France, which was considered proof of Louis's treasonable dealings with foreign powers. He was forced to accept a new constitution, thereby establishing a constitutional monarchy. Louis was then found guilty of treason. -
Louis the 16th Reign Has Ended
King Louis the 16th, ruler of France, was found guilty of treason and they executed at the guillotine on January 21st, 1793. -
Maximilien Robespierre
The Reign of Terror was led by a man named Maximilien Robespierre. Maximilien Robespierre was the head of the committee of Public Safety. He was the most powerful man in France at the time. -
The Reign of Terror Has Begun
The Reign of Terror was led by a group of people called the Jacobins. The paranoia of the Reign of Terror would cause the deaths of tens of thousands of people with the most being beheaded by the guillotine. It was at the beginning of the Reign of Terror when the queen, Marie Antoinette, was executed. -
The Reign of Terror Has Ended
Robespierre began to get out of hand. The rest of the members of the committee of Public Safety finally thinks he has gone to far with the executions and decided they were going to execute him. On July 28th, 1794, Robespierre became the last victim of the Reign of Terror. -
The New Ruler of France
King Louis XVI of the House of Bourbon had been overthrown and executed during the French Revolution (1789- 1799), which in turn was followed by Napoleon becoming the ruler of France
