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Marriage of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
The joint of the Bourbons of France and the Hapsburgs of Austria to create an alliance of the two countries -
Louis XVI Takes the Throne
After his predeccessor and grandfather, Louis XV, died Louis XVI unpreparedly takes control of France and starts the "deluge" -
Assembly of the Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath was when lots of members of the 3rd estate locked themselves on a nearby tennis court and vowed not to seperate until a constitution was made for them -
Storming of the Bastille
On this day a riot which started out as just another riot about bread led to the storming of the political prison, The Bastille, once it was stormed all the prisoners were free and lots of weapons were stolen -
Creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was passed by the national assembly. It was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and General Lafayette and introduced an idea of natural rights to France -
Luis XVI signs The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
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The March on Versailles
Women of the marketplaces of Paris were fed up with the price of scarcity of bread so they marched all the way to the Palace of Versailles. It was the first most significant event that signified change in France -
Louis XVI leaves Versailles
Louis XVI learns that it is unsaffe to stay at the Palace of Versailles and he and his family moves to france in the -
France Declares War on Austria
The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austris because that's Marie Antoinette's home country and people think that Austria will help rescue her and the king -
Louis XVI is Executed
Louis was voted to be 361 out of 700 to be executed. The Jacobins favored this and the Girondins opposed to this -
Committee of Public Safety is Created
Led by Robespierre throughout the Reign of Terror -
Reign of Terror begins
Led by the Committee of Public Safety and Robesbierre and lasted until 1794 -
The Fall of Robespierre begins
The fall of Robespierred begins when he sends Danton to be executed even though he was a big figure in France. -
Robespierre is Killed and The Terror Ends
Ends the terror. Robespierre was doing wrong for France and people learned he was unfit for leadin -
New Constitution formed in France
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Coronation of Napoleon
Marked new and better times for France -
Exile to Elba
This was the 1st time Napoleon was banished and it was on the island of Elba. Then the people he knew from the military came and helped him escape. -
100 Days
This lasted between march 20th 1815, to july 8th 1815 the day he returned. They get damalshed in the fight of waterloo. This was when he was exiled yet again to another island called the island of Helena. he also died here so he never escaped.
