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The French Revolution Begins
The French Revolution began by the French citizens storming the Bastille, a French prison -
The Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen
July 26th 1789 the National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen -
Lower Bread Prices
A large group of women (and men) march from Paris to Versailles to demand lower bread prices. They force the king and queen to move back to Paris -
The Jacobin club is formed
The Jacobin club was formed. Its members become some of the most radical leaders of the french revolution -
The Flight to Varennes
The Flight to Varennes occurred when the royal family including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, tried to flee France they were captured and bung back -
The Guillotine
The guillotine becomes an official method of execution -
War against Austria
France declares war against Austria -
King Louis XVI executed
King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine -
The Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Pubic Safety was formed. It ruled France during the Reign of Terror -
The Reign of Terror begins
The Reign of Terror began as Robespierre, the leader, declared terror will be "the order of the day" for the revolutionary government -
The end of the Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror came to the end as Robespierre was overthrown -
Robespierre executed
Robespierre was executed by a guillotine
