French Revolution Timeline

  • Tennis court oath

    Tennis court oath
    The estates general met separate from the king. The third estate established to national assembly but the king locked them out of the Versailles. They then decided to move their meeting place too the indoor tennis courts where the tennis court oath was taken.
  • Luis and Marie Antoinette flee

    Luis and Marie Antoinette flee
    They felt like prisoners, and Luis felt hat the people in the country sides were still on his side so they decided to flee. The children were dressed up as girls Marie Antoinette dressed up as a Russian arista cat in plain black, the king dresses as a valet. They were then captured and brought back to Paris
  • New Constitution was ratified

    New Constitution was ratified
    The French national assembly created the new constitution. It said that active citizens who paid taxes and were men had the right to vote for local officials. It lased not even a year
  • Fist cut of the guillotine

    Fist cut of the guillotine
    Samson started the testing with animals, once he could cleanly cut off the heads of live animals he went on to test the copses of living women and children.After he perfected it it was time for the real deal. Parisians gathered outside in the plaza, to see Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier, get executed.
  • Parisians attack Tunisians palace, and ended Luis XVI's power.

    Parisians attack Tunisians palace, and ended Luis XVI's power.
    The national; guard and Parisian soldiers marched in on the royal families palace. The royal family was already safe somewhere else but the guards were overpowered. The king and his family were ok but were no longer in power.
  • King Louis XVI was executed

    King Louis XVI was executed
    He was sentenced to death one day after being found guilt of conspiracy of foreign powers. The French national convention sentenced him to death. He was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
  • Comittee of Public Safetey.

    Comittee of Public Safetey.
    This was created to provide for the defense of the nation against its enemies.It was also created to oversee the the bad in the government.The 12 members were elected by the national convention.
  • Another new Constitution was proclaimed

    Another new Constitution was proclaimed
    This made it so all males could vote, and that there was free public education. It was created by the Jacobin's and was put into effect almost immediately with no opposition. This made it so the Jacobin's had absolute power.
  • Marie Antoinette executed

    Marie Antoinette executed
    She had to spend two and a half months living in squalor before her trial. She was found guilty for treason. She was sentenced to death by guillotine.