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Beginning Of The French Revolution
The Third Estate declares the National Assembly. Members of The Third Estate take The Tennis Court Oath demanding certain rights from the king. The French Revolution begins with the storming of Bastille. -
National Assembly
The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen. -
The King And Queen Are Forced To Move Back To Paris
A large group of women and men march from Paris to Versailles to demand lower bread prices. They force the king and queen to move back to Paris. -
The Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club is formed. Its members become some of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. -
Unjust Rulers
June 20 - October 1- The "Flight to Varennes" occurs when the royal family, including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, attempt to flee France. They are captured and returned to France. King Louis XVI formally signs the new constitution.The Legislative Assembly is formed. -
The French Republic
The guillotine becomes the official method of execution.
France declares war against Austria.The September Massacres occur between September 2 - 7. Thousands of political prisoners are killed before they can be freed by royalist troops.The National Convention is established.The First French Republic is founded. -
King Louis's Execution
King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine. Civil war breaks out in the Vendee area of France between revolutionaries and royalists. The Committee of Public Safety is formed. It will rule France during the Reign of Terror. -
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Reign Of Terror
more than 17,000 people are executed -
The Reign Of Terror
The Reign of Terror begins as Robespierre, the leader of the Committee of Public Safety, declares that terror will be the "order of the day" for the revolutionary government. -
Public Executions
The Law of Suspects is decreed. Anyone suspected of opposing the revolutionary government is arrested. Thousands of people will be executed over the next year. -
End Of The Reign Of Terror
Robespierre Is executed resulting with the end of The Reign Of Terror -
The End Of The French Revolution
The National Convention, composed largely of Girondins who had survived the Reign of Terror, approved a new constitution that created France’s first bicameral legislature.
