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Jean Paul Marat
French journalist and political leader Jean Paul Marat was one of the most radical voices of the French Revolution. -
Marriage of Louis XVI
At the of fifteen he married the 14 year old Marie Antoinette Habsurg -
Meeting of the Estates -General
As a result of public pressure Louis XVI called upon the representatives to meet at Versailles.List of grievances were brought to encourage political change. -
Creation of the Tennis Court Oath
After the failure of the meeting of the Estates General,the representatives of the three estates called themselves the National Assembly and assembled at a tennis court after being locked out of their being locked of their regular meeting room. -
New Flag and Fall of Bastille
Red, White and Blue flag was created. It is known to English speakers as the French Tricolour. After the refusal of the king to recognize the people's needs and political change, rumors of an attack caused crowds to overun the royal prison to raid weapons and release prisoners for defence. -
Abolition of feudalism
It abolished both the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate (the nobility) and the tenths gathered by the First Estate (the Catholic clergy). In the course of a few hours, France abolished game-laws, seigneurial courts, favoritism in taxation,surplice money, pluralities in vote, and unmerited pensions. -
Decleration of the rights of man and of citizen
includes the rights of individuals and guiding democratic priciples. this gained the freedom for land owning, safety for the people, and the ressistence of oppression. some mottos cnsisted of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death." -
Women's March on Versailles
It began among women in the marketplaces of Paris riding over the higher prices and scarcity of bread. They invaded the city armory for weapons and marched to the palace of Versailles demanding the Monarchy to relocate back to Paris as a sign of good faith in a addressing the widespread poverty. Later the women stormed the palace and forced the royal family to move back to Paris thus legitimizing the National Assembly and reducing their chances of escaping. -
France goes to war with Austria
Many nobles had fled to neighbouring countries and with the revolution happening, countries found oppertunities to gain land. They gained help from Austria and tried to immobilize France. -
Attack on the Tuileries Palace
Was one of the defining events in the history of the French Revolution. A mob, supported by the Paris Commune, attacked the Tuileries Palace, forcing Louis XVI and the royal family to take shelter with the Legislative Assembly. It marked the effective end of the monarchy. -
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France at war
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Execution of Louis XVI
10: 22 a.m ,He is killed by Guillotine charged for treason by the New Republic. He tried to leave the country to get to Austria and was apprehended and forced to accept the constitution of 1791. On Jan 21 he was convicted and held for counter revolutionary plans with Austria and foreign naions. -
Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday arrives in Paris saying that she had a list of traitors that she thinks is a threat to France and the revolution. Her true intentions were to kill Jean- Paul Marat and succeeded in assassinating him because she thought that he was the one who was in part responsible, through his role as a politician and journalist for the Revolution . Because of this crime, she was executed under the guillotine in 13th July 1793. -
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was an important act of the constitution. Their understanding of Terror was that striking fear to the heart's of the enemies of the Revolution and the French Republic. Even the least suspisions of a person talking about the good ways of the Monarchy or even the wrong choice of words like " Madame" or "Monsieur" can get anyone sent to the guillotine. -
Robespierre's Death
In July 26th Maximillion Robespierre said he was going to announce a list of public enemies who would be sent to the guillotine and executed. July 27th he was found semi-consious with a bullet to his jaw which left him literally speechless. And he was beheaded in July 28th. The Reign of Terror dies with him but the revolution still went on -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Trained in the militairy in the early years of the revolution and became leader of France, creating a school system, a tax system, the Bank of France, civil laws, and road and plumbing systems. He expanded the French empire and was honoured as a hero throughout France,
