French Revolution Timeline

By timi.hebbert

  • Meeting in Versailles

    Meeting in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan, called by Louis XVI.

  • drafting and storming

    thirty members of the national assembly are selected to draft a constitution.storming and fall of the Bastille.

  • Declaration of rights of man

    the national assembly announced that it is the end of feudalism and serfdom in France. National assembly issued declaration of the rights of man.

  • stay put!

    Louis xvi was to stay in France and not flee.

  • A new constitution

    “the civil constitution of clergy was passed.”

  • adopting a constitution

    “Constitution of 1791 was adopted”

  • the escape and the arrest

    Louis xvi and family were trying to escape from France but arrested.

  • Declaring war

    France declares war on Austria

  • the guillotine...

    louis xvi sentenced to guillotine.

  • Reign of Terror

    September 1793-July 1794 reign of terror court put 20,000 to 40,000 people to death.

  • back to the guillotine...

    national convention beheaded Robespierre after arresting him.

  • adopting another constitution

    a new constution was adopted

  • the end of it all

    the fall of Directory heralds brings the end of what was the horrible French Revolution