The French Revolution

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    The French Revolution

  • Meeting of the Estates General

    Meeting of the Estates General
    "Estates-General"
    Meeting in 1789 an assembly representing the French estates: the clergy (First Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and the common people (Third Estate).

  • Voted to establish the National Assembly - leads to the Tennis Court Oath

    Voted to establish the National Assembly - leads to the Tennis Court Oath
    "National Assembly"
    French congress by representatives of the Third Estate that make laws and reforms. "Tennis Court Oath"
    Declaration by members of the Third Estate to stay together until they had made a new constitution for France.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    Medieval fortress and prison iBastille which represented royal authority in the center of Paris was looted and trashed by the townspeople in a sing of rebelion.

  • Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen

    Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen
    It is a statement of fundamental political rights for freedom in a representative gov. It was approved by the National Assembly of France.

  • Royal family attempt to flee

    Royal family attempt to flee
    The royal family attempted to go to Austria but a passerby who recognized them and prosseded to call for soldiers to have them arrested.

  • Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria and Prussia

    Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria and Prussia
    France and Austria declared war because they were enemies prior, Prussia declared war on France to help their ally.

  • Storming of Tuileries Palace - King is arrested by the people

    Storming of Tuileries Palace - King is arrested by the people
    Approximately 30,000 French citizens went to the Tuileries Palace to capture King Louis XVI.

  • France abolishes the monarchy

    France abolishes the monarchy
    The abolition of the monarchy was proclaimed by the National Convention of France.

  • King is executed

    King is executed
    King Louis XVI was decapitated with the guillotine at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. "Guillotine"
    A machine for beheading/decapitating people

  • Robespierre is deposed, arrested and executed - end of Reign of Terror

    Robespierre is deposed, arrested and executed - end of Reign of Terror
    “Reign of Terror”
    It was the period of Robespierre’s rule, it was a period full of killing and unrest. "Robespierre"
    He was a politician and an influential figure of the French Revolution. He ordered the execution of King Louis XV and he was an enlightened thinker