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Calling Of the Estates General
Calling of the Estates GeneralsIn July 1787 Comptroller-General Lomiene de Brienne, asked the Parliament du Paris to register the tax on property of all three estates. The parliament refused and France entered a year of intense conflict between the royal government and the parliaments. On July 5, 1788, with the government at a standstill, and in spite of his misgivings, Louis XVI gave in to the demands of the nobility and issued an edict calling the Estates General to meet in May 1789. -
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French Revolution Timeline
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Storming the Bastille
Storming The bastille The Paris mob was determined to arm itself due to presence of foreign troops in the streets of Paris. They moved on to the Bastille, an old fortress prison which had long been viewed as a symbol of the king's absolute authority. -
Tennis Coart Oath
Tennis Coart Oath
The Estates General was greeted by Louis XVI in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on May 2, 1789. On May 5 the meeting convened with an opening speech from the king. -
National Assembly
National Assembly
There was a disagreement bet the three estates over voting methods in the Estates General. The third estate wished to have a "vote by head" method, whereas the First Estate and Second Estate wanted "vote by bloc" (1 vote per estate). -
The Great Fear
Great Fear
The Great Fear spread across the country. Once the revolutionary spirit seized control of the people of Paris, people in surrounding areas began to demand cheaper bread and suspension of feudal dues. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
declaration of The Rights of Man
This asserted the political and social equality of all men, the sovereignty of the people, and the natural right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to opposition. -
Paris Mob Attacks the Tuileries
Paris Mob Attacks Tuileries
The Tuileries & gardens was stormed four times by angry Parisians. King Louis XVI & his family were kept as prisoners there. -
September Massacres
September Massacres
These massacres lasted 5 days. Began on Sept. 2-7.
Several of the attacks happened in the prisons in Paris. The first attack began because 24 priests were moved to Paris & prisoners began to attack them- & vise versa. -
Execution of Louie XVI
King Loie XVI ExecutionAfter six weeks of debate in the National Convention, with the Girondins wanting clemency for the king, whereas the Jacobins wanting to execute him. On January 21, 1793, the French government sent its former king to the guillotine. -
Levee en Masse
Levee En Masse
This was the uprising of the people or when many people throughout the country got together to fight the government. -
The Execution of Robespierre
The Execution of Robespierre
Robespear had a major influence on France. Robespeare was called incorruptable by some and a dictator by others. During Robespierre there were the most people sentenced to death in France. -
Napoleon’s Coup d’etat
Napoleon’s Coup d’etat
This was when Napoleon overthrew the old French directory and replaces it with the French Consulate.
