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King Louis was Crowned
Louis XVI was crowned the king of France on May 10th, 1774. He took on his grandfathers legacy. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a war that was fought for many years. The Americans won independence from Great Britain, creating the United States of America. -
Formation of the National Assembly, June 13, 1789- July 9, 1798
The National assembly was formed by the third estate because they were angry. They were mad because they felt they were not being represented fairly. They made up over half the population and didn't have much of a say. -
Calling of the Estates
Louis XVI assembled the three estates. The first estate was clergy, the second was nobility, and the third was the rest of the french population. -
Tennis Court Oath
After the third estate formed the National Assembly they created the Tennis Court Oath. The Tennis Court Oath vowed "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". -
Storming of Bastille
A state prison in Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule. -
French Women Force
A group of French women were very angry over the over pricing and scarcity of bread. -
Declaration of War against Austria
Revolutionaries wanted war because they thought war would unify the country, and had a genuine desire to spread the ideas of the Revolution all over Europe. -
Louis XVI executed
King Louis XVI was executed by a machine called the guillotine. All the people cheered while he was being executed. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period during the French Revolution after the First French Republic was established. -
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction is the final act after the Reign of Terror. Robespierre and twenty-one associates including Louis Antoine de Saint-Just was arrested that night and beheaded on the following day. -
Directory is formed
French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799. It included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Législatif. -
Napoleon takes power
The coup of 18 Brumaire gave Napoleon power as First Consul of France, and ended the French Revolution. -
Napoleon invades Russia
Napoleon went to invade Russia resulting in the battle of waterloo. Napoleon was defeated then later exiled. -
Battle of Waterloo
The French's leader was Napoleon and was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition, a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington -
National Convention formed, September 21, 1792- October 26, 1795
The National Convention was the second government of the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly.
