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Date of Birth
This was the beginning of a hard period of time for France with many important events. Marie Antoinette would become the queen of France and would be extremely controversial. Marie Antoinette was a very important part of the French Revolution since the time of her becoming queen of France. -
British Troops Occupy Calcutta India
Also known as the Siege of Calcutta, this was a battle between The British East India Company and India. The Newab planned to recapture the city and the British were unprepared and soon the city was back in India's hands. Many of the British prisoners were held there. -
Anglo-Cherokee War
Also known as the Cherokee Rebellion, this was a conflict between the British forces in North America and the Cherokee Indians. After this war French Louisiana went to the British. Spanish Florida also went to Britain and it was divided into East and West Florida. -
Comet C/1760 A1 Approaches Within 0.0682 AU's of Earth
Also known as the Great Comet of 1760, this comet was spotted in 1760 by Charles Messier. This was the seventeenth closest comet approach of all time. Many French astronomers labeled the discovery an April Fool's joke. -
Official Wedding to Louis XVI
This was their second but official wedding.Marie Antoinette was 14 and Louis was 15 at the time of their marriage. Because his father ruled at the time, Louis would become king and Marie Antoinette would become queen 4 years later. -
Louis XVI Becomes King
Louis XVI became king and Marie Antoinette became Queen of France. She would go on to be disliked in France and blamed for many outbreaks and outbursts in France that were really not her fault at all. She grew from there to become a very unpopular ruler. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
This Document was very important to world history because it declares America's independence from Britain. It is also an important part of American democracy because it contains the ideas and goals for our nation. The Declaration of Independence also stated traits that the colonists thought were important for a man to have, such as liberty and equality. -
Vermont Becomes First State to Abolish Slavery
Vermont abolished slavery in 1777 when it was still independent from the other states. When Vermont joined the others as the fourteenth state in 1791, it was free of slavery. These state jurisdictions started the first abolition laws in America. -
Captain James Cook Discovers Cape Flattery, WA
Captain James Cook names Cape Flattery when looking for a water route from Europe to Asia. Cook stayed at the Sandwich islands (Hawaiian islands), and then traveled North. Cook stayed at Cape Flattery for several days and then traveled north to explore Russian America (Alaska). -
"Diamond Necklace Affair"
Swindlers in France had told a local jeweler that Marie Antoinette wanted to buy a diamond necklace that Louis XV had ordered but never got to buy. The necklace was reported to have been delivered to the castle, but the swindlers had kept the necklace to themselves. Several of the diamonds were put on sale by the swindlers and the swindlers were put in jail. -
Capture of Bastille Mob in the Castle
The Capture of Bastille caused a mob to break into the castle, but the Queen and her children were not harmed. The Storming of Bastille, its official name, signaled the beginning of the French Revolution and the downfall of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.This event was one of the reasons that the monarchy collapsed in 1792. -
Parisan Mob Moved the Court to Paris
A mob of Parisian women were protesting the high bread cost and marched to Versailles. The mob brought the whole royal family back to Paris and imprisoned them there in the Tuleries. This event is known as the Women's March on Versailles and is a pivotal event in the French Revolution. -
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI Went to the Austrian Border
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI fled France and went to the Austrian border. Marie Antoinette's brother was waiting at the border with troops to invade France. She was thereby known as a traitor to France. -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were arrested
The king and queen were arrested and imprisoned in August of 1792. The monarchy was abolished in September 1792. These events signaled the downfall of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. -
Revolutionary Tribunal Appearance
Marie Antoinette appeared at the Revolutionary Tribunal two days before her death. Marie Antoinette was charged with treason for going to the Austrian border where her brother was waiting to attack France. She was also charged with inciting civil war within France. -
Date of Death
Marie Antoinette's death did not end anything, but was the beginning of the Reign of Terror, where up to forty-thousand people were killed in the next two years. The controversy and terror that Marie had caused was over, except for the start of the Reign of Terror. After she died, both of her children died childless.
