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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a war between Britain and America. This war was fought due to america's want for independence. This war was very bloody and without the help of King Louis XIV America would not have won. -
US Declaration of Independence is signed
The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and we have the rights of liberty, life, and the pursuit of happiness. In France which has a feudal system of government these ideas created a weak, and fragile economy which has 3% of the population living rich and 97% of the population stealing bread from bakeries just to live. -
American Constitution is ratified.
The US Constitution contains revolutionary ideas about the many rights and freedoms that every man/women/children have and how they are endowed but here creator and are unalienable rights which means the can not be taken away. The US Constitution not only gave freedoms to the people but it set rules and regulations that the government must follow if they want to stay in power. The guidelines are set up to help the government run smoothly and help the people retain their rights. -
Louis Calls a meeting of the Estates General
King Louis XIV calls a meeting of the Estates-General which is the representative body of France. The Estates-General hasn’t convened in 175 years leading to this date. The King was trying to create a new taxation plane to reduce the price of bread without the first 2 Estates paying any taxes. Maximilien Robespierre was elected to represent the third Estate in the Estates-General. He was determined to make the first two pay taxes Estates pay taxes and get greater rights for the people. -
Storming of the Bastille
The poor people of Paris charge the bastille to get the gun powder and kill 35 guards. When the guards were all dead they grab the general and killed him then decapitated him. Then they put his head on a pike. When They have done all of this they the tear down the Bastille brick by brick. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is approved
This revolutionary documents states that men are born and remain free in equal rights. The view of people described in this document is different than that expressed by Feudalism in the following ways the price raise on bread and the rich being favored and how people are born into their rolls. Louis forced into signing the Rights of Man. -
Working women from Paris march on Versailles and broke into the kings palace.
The women of Paris marched on Versailles and broke into the kings palace because the price for grains went up and nobody could afford it. They kill all of Louis guards and decapitate them and put their heads on pikes. They chased down Marie Antoinette who makes to Louis room where they then lock the room so they could protect themselves from the mob. The women then demand that the royal family is brought to Paris to discuss the situation in all of France. -
Tennis court oath
After a 6 week standoff at the Estates-General the representatives from the third estates arrived at the Estates-General to find they were locked out. They moved to a room next door which was a tennis court and with a quasi salute the recited and oath in which they said they were the true representative body of france. This act of defiance became known as the Tennis Court Oath. -
Louis XVI attempts to flee France with his family
King Louis XVI and his family dress up as peasants and get a carriage and flee towards the Austrian Border. They are stopped by a man who asks for their passports. When he see’s who they are he bows down and lets them through into the town where the people were not happy with King Louis. So, he is captured Paris -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of time from September 5 1793-July 25 1794. During this time period over 16,000 people were executed for crimes against the state. During this time the assembly used their power to commit mass executions that were simply uncalled for. This was conceived as a revolutionary form of government. -
Maximilien Robespierre Suicide Attempt/Trial/Execution
Maximilien Robespierre attempts suicide and fails. He is then put in the same cell as Marie Antoinette where they cut off his hair and put a cloth on his injury so he didn’t die before his execution happened. The cloth also prevented Robespierre from talking due to the injury from his failed suicide attempt. Just like Louis XVI he is decapitated by the guillotine.
