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Tennis Court oath
Tennis Court Oath, French Serment du Jeu de Paume, dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French nation during the meeting of the Estates-General at the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Fall of Bastille
A Parisian mob broke down the gates of the Bastille, marking a big statement at the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Great Fear
a period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumours of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. -
The New Government
Formal declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, which incorporated the ideals of equality and dignity, later incorporated into the 1791 Constitution. Finally fishing a road to freedom and equality. -
The Women's March on Versailles
Thousands of woman gatherd all the wepons they could and marched to the Palace of Versailles. The next day the crowd captured the king and queen and made them sign things that took more and more power away . -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
an attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national basis. It caused a schism within the French Church and made many devout Catholics turn against the Revolution. -
The Captives
The royal family try to escape but are spotted in Varenne and return as captives. And caused even more problems and started some anarchy. -
The Establishment of the Republic
King Louis 16 was partly responsible for undermining the monarchy. In June of 1791 he lost all credibility when he attempted to leave the country. To avoide invasion and maitain the revolution, the French Legislative Assembly responded by declaring war on Austria. The new National Convention, elected by universal male suffrage, abolished the monarchy and began writing a new constitution. -
The Republic of Virtue
Social and cultural changes were implemented by the Jacobins during the time they were in control in an attempt to erase all traces of the Old Regime. They called their new society, based on reason, the Republic of Virtue. -
The Reign of Terror
A 10-month period in which suspected enemies of the revolution were guillotined by the thousands. Robespierre orderd most of the deaths, who dominated the draconian Committee of Public Safety until his own execution on July 28, 1794. -
The Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre was arrested on July 27 and executed the next day. In month of Thermidor in the new French calendar, Robespierre was deserted by his supporters, accused of being a tyrant. Robespierre wanted to extend emergency powers, but others felt that the emergencies were over and wanted to return to regular administration. -
White Terror
in the west and in the southeast, a royalist “White Terror” broke out. Royalists even tried to seize power in Paris but were crushed by the young general Napoleon Bonaparte
