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committee of public safety
Created in April 1793 by the national convention and then restructured in July 1793- formed the de facto executive government in France during the reign of terror (1793-94) a stage of french revolution. -
1791 BCE
constitution of 1791
French constitution created by the national assembly during the french revolution. it retained the monarchy, but sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly which was elected by a system of indirect voting. -
declaration of the rights of man
the declaration of rights of man and of the citizens passed by Frances National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is fundamental document of the French revolution in the history of human and civil rights. -
Convocation of the estates general
the estates general (or states-general) of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the french estates general, a general assembly representing the french estates of the realm. the clergy (the first estate) the nobility (second estate) adn the commoners (third estate) -
tennis court oath
The swearing of the tennis court oath is one of the pivotal scenes of the french revolution. on the morning of June 20th 1789, deputies in the newly formed national assembly gathered to enter the meeting hall at the Hotel Des menus-Plaisirs at Versailles, only to find the doors locked and guarded by royal troops. -
storming of the bastille
the storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. the medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
women's march
on this day in 1789, and angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women- armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets-marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles in what was to be a pivotal event in the intensifying French revolution. -
Champ de Mars Massacre
the champ de mars massacre unfolded on a military parade ground in Paris in July 1791 in the wake of the kings failed attempt to flee from the revolution, radicals in the political clubs called for the abolition of the monarchy. leading this republican spirit was the society of Cordelia club and a radical faction within the Jacobin club. both drafted petitions demanding the kings abdication, the dissolution of the monarchy and the creation of a republican state. -
kings execution
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place da la Revolution in Paris. -
The end of the regin of terror
The reign of terror, also known as the Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Gridirons and Jacobin's, and marked by mass executions of enemies of the revolution
