-
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a political upheavel that took place during 1765-1783. This war was between Great Britian and its American Colonies. Conflicts arose in the American Revolution because there was growing tensions between residents of Great Britian and the colonial governement. -
Period: to
French Revolution
-
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French Nation. This happened at the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Fall of Bastille
On July 14, 1789 a crowd of several thousand people laid siege to the Bastille, a royal building on the eastern side of Paris. The Bastille served as a royal armoury and a prison. The Fall of Bastille increased mob activity in Paris which resulted in the formation of a permanent committee to keep order. -
The Great Fear
The Great Fear was a period of time with full panic and huge riots held by peasants and other amid rumours of an "aristocratic conpiracy" by the King and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. The Great Fear was looked at as the start of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Right of Man
The Declaration of the Right of Man passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789 is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights. This document has 17 articles serving as a pereable to the consitiution. -
Womens March
The womens march was an event of nearly 7,000 peasant Women on a march to Versailles demanding bread for their starving families, carrying pitch forks and other harmful weapons to attack anybody in their way. -
Execution of King
The execution of Louis XVI took place at the Place de la Revolution by the guillotine due to being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers. It was a huge event in the French Revolution. -
Reign of Terror Starts
The Reign of Terror was a time of violence bloodshed. The period of the Terror after the onset of the French Revolution. During the Reign of Terror the Committee of Public Safety excersized virtual control over the government. -
Execution of the Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre, a French Revolutionary leader was arrested by the National Cnvention. Maximilien encouraged more than 17,000 deaths by the guillotine. He was then executed in the Coup D'etat of Thermidor. -
Directory established
Directory was a body of five directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate. When the directory established, the Revolution seemed to close.
