French Revolution

By jhanrahan18

  • Stormimg of the Bastille

    Stormimg of the Bastille
    Storming of the Bastille ignights the French Revolution.

  • George Washington is inaugurated

    George Washington is inaugurated
    George Washington is inaugurated as first U.S. President.

  • Voted to establish National Assembly

    Voted to establish National Assembly
    Voted to establish National Assembly.
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    French Revolution

    French Revolution era

  • Parisian women rioted over price of bread.

    Parisian women rioted over price of bread.
    Parisian women rioted over rising price of bread. The women marched to Versailles and demanded bread from the National Assembly.

  • King Louis XVI is executed

    King Louis XVI is executed
    King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine, Reign of Terror begins.

  • Writer Olympe de Gouges published decalration of rights of women.

    Writer Olympe de Gouges published decalration of rights of women.
    Writer Olympe de Gouges published decalration of rights of women, her ideas were rejected. Later, in 1793 she was declared an enemy of the Revolution and executed.

  • Great Britian siezes

    Great Britian siezes
    Great Britian siezes the cape colony in South Africa from the Dutch.

  • Directory appoints Napoleon

    Directory appoints Napoleon
    Directory appoints Napoleon commander of French Forces in Italy.