-
the Rise of the Third Estate
This is when the majority of the country joined and developed a consensus that they would want to have the country be governed by the choice of the majority, not status. Noted, although the first two estates were only 2 percent of the entire population, they still had the decision, while the remaining 98 percent were forced to suffer. This was the first form of the national Assembly.
https://www.history.com/topics/france/french-revolution -
Period: to
French Revolution from Start to End
-
The Tennir Court Oath
This is when the third estate realized that they would be overpowered by the other two estates and decided to form the “National Assembly.” They found out that they have been locked out of their usual meeting spot, an attempt by the king to disband the assembly. They then found an indoor tennis court and vowed to remain there until they had come up with a written new constitution.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Tennis-Court-Oath -
Storming of the Bastille
This is when the Parisian Revolutionaries ambushed the Bastille and seized gunpowder and other weaponry. On that day, seven prisoners were freed and the military surrendered the gunpowder to the Parisians. The Parisians then captured Launay, the military governor, and his men to be tried, only to have him killed by a mob.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-revolutionaries-storm-bastille -
Abolition of Feudalism
This is when the national Assembly declared 19 decrees to abolish feudalism. This significantly weakened the authority and power of the clergy and nobility. This also was the turning point and essentially permitted the people of the third estate to establish a new system of government to live in, providing the choice given their indomitable ratio of population compared to the other two estates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_feudalism_in_France -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This is a continuation of the abolition of feudalism, start of the people of France developing their government. They drew inspiration from many notable similar documentations such as the US declaration of independence and magna carta. This was a bill that focused on equality and the generation of a set of laws that the country shall live by, instead of having one person determining the fate of another.
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen -
Womens March on Versailles
Women’s march on versailles, or the October march, is when a group of women trying to buy bread marched in protest of the scarcity of bread. They eventually got to the hotel de Ville and confronted King Louis XIV, gaining their fair share of bread and even some weapons. This started as only a small group, however as the march moved on, the group became larger and larger as people joined in in union in protest of the issue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles -
Royal Flight to Varennes
This is when King Louis XIV and his wife Marie Antoinette tried to flee the chaotic city to Montmedy. They were successful for most of the trip, except when he was recognized by the locals only 30 kilometers from his destination and was detained. The king fleeing let the people completely lose what’s left of their trust for the king and shows that the king had given up.
https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/flight-to-varennes/ -
Execution of King Louis XIV
King Louis XIV was convicted of treason by the National convention (replaced National Assembly) on January 17th. His relationships with Austria and other foreign countries while he was fleeing caused him to be unanimously convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers. Merely four days later, he was executed by the guillotine, ironically the method of execution he invented.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed -
Period: to
The Reign of Terror
This is when the people became extremely polarized and gave in to hatred, when a wave of executions happened. By the end of the reign of terror, around 17000 had been executed, most by conviction of treason. This was a movement led by Maximillien Robespeirre and the Committee of public safety aiming to eliminate the enemies of the revolution, nobles and priests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror -
The Reign of Terror
This is when the people became extremely polarized and gave in to hatred, when a wave of executions happened. By the end of the reign of terror, around 17000 had been executed, most by conviction of treason. This was a movement led by Maximillien Robespeirre and the Committee of public safety aiming to eliminate the enemies of the revolution, nobles and priests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror -
Coup of 18th Brumaire
This is the coup that led to the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte when Bonaparte and his men overthrew the power of the government. They planned a great deception which directly influenced the disbanding of the council of Five Hundred. Bonaparte ended council of Five Hundred and set up his own government, later moving into Luxembourg Palace.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Coup-of-18-19-Brumaire
