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The American Revolution
A political revolt against the king and Parliament of Great Britain. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the Third Estate came together to gain the right to be counted as a vote by head not lumped together. -
Fall of Bastille
A prison that held seven prisoners and armor and weapons was over run. -
The Great Fear
The shortage of grain the townspeople began burning down fields. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
A document stating that man has its natural rights which should be upheld at any time. -
The Women's March
A group of women who were rioting about bread who then got caught up in the revolution and stormed Versailles. -
Execution of the King
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in Paris by Robespierre. -
Reign of Terror Starts
The reign of terror, was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. -
Execution of Robespierre
The creator of the French Revolutions reign of terror, is overthrown and arrested by the national convention. Later to be executed in front of everyone who followed him. -
The Directory Established
The French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the year 111, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to 1799.
