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Meeting of the Estates General
King Louis XVI had called the forth the Estates General to have a meeting together for the first time since a while .This had featured the clergy, the noblemen, and the rest of France together -
Storming Of The Bastille
Angry revolutionaires had stormed the Bastille.This had now not only made a movement against the monarchy but this feirce mob had also hidden gunpowder and weapons that was never discovered while being kept in their prison. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
The declaration of the rights of man &citizen were written by France´s National Consituent Assembly which took place in 1789. This states that all men are born free and remain equal in rights. However, this law did not effect children and women -
Women’s March on Versailles
Parisian marekt wome lead a march on Versilles to protest about high price of bread.The women set out on a march fromParis ro Varsilles armed with pictchforks,pikes, and muskets chanting ¨Bread! Bread!¨ -
France Declares War on Austria
In 1792, France declared war on Austria. This had occured because they had worried that Austria would attempt to re-instate King Louis XVI on the throne and felt that they had to act to defend their new republic before them.Food shortages and poverty began to then go throughout France, threatening to tear the country apart. Finally, the French armies pulled off a stunning victory at Valmy. -
The Execution of King Louis
This was the day that King Louis´s life was taken by being exucuted with the guillotine.The revolutionaries made his wife, Marie Antoinette watch as this event occurred -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
This was the day that the queen , Marie Antoinette was executed by the guillotine just as her husband , King Louis .Marie was the first execution after the Reign Of Terror began -
Execution of Robespierre
This was the day that Robespierre had been executed. Robespierre was against the death penalty but he played the biggest role in the execution of King Louis XVI. The french did not like him so they had then ordered his arrest .The very next day , he was trialed and sent to the guillotine . -
Reign of Terror
The Reign Of Terror was a period that lasted from Sep 5, 1793 – Jul 28, 1794. This event was when the most deaths from executions had occurred . It had started right after King Louis died and the first execution was his wife , Marie Antoinette. -
Napoleon’s Coup d'etat
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France, and, in the view of most historians, ended the French Revolution.
