-
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was signed by two members of the Third Estate. These two members were locked out of meeting. This Oath stood as an opposition to Louis XVI. This Oath inspired alot of revolutionary activity.It re-enforced the essemballies strenght. -
Storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille happened in the center of Paris, France. The prison and the fortress, called Bastille, represented the royal authority in Paris. The prision held seven people when it was under attack. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
After the night-sitting that destroyed feudalism, the National Assembly passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. This document presented to the new nation of ideas and principles. It talked about protecting the natural rights of all men. The politics practice would often lead the revolutionaries to ignore or depart from the higher ideals. As the revolution grew more and more, the content of the Declaration would be used to suppress change and freedom. -
Women's March on Versailles
Women were rioting over the high prices, and low bread quantity. They soonly tied along with the revolutionary politicalreformers. These events ended the king's indepenence and changed the power and reforms about France. -
Declaration of War against Austria
In 1792, Monarchs in Europe were having their suspicions about France. They had watched Louis XVI get overthrown by the French people, and were worried a revolutionary outbreak would spread. While Europe was cautious, French public was out for war. Then in April, the Legislative Assembly {French governing body) declared war on Austria. At first, French started off poorly in the war, but was successful as it progressed. -
Execution of Louis XVI
After being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death, Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The royal couple tried to flee when the people stormed their palace, but was arrested and imprisoned. Louis XVI was put on trial for treason by the National Convention. Louis was condemned to the death by a narrow majority. On January 21st, he was executed where his wife soon followed the same fate. -
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror began after the death of the king, Louis XVI in 1793. The Reign of Terror took the life of Marie Antoinette. The Terror was made to fight the enemies of the revolution, and to prevent an uprising. Robespierre was known as a mastermind of the Reign of Terror. He was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety, and turned out to be a powerful dictatorial control over the government. 300,000 were arrested; 17,000 were officially executed, and about 10,000 of them died in prison. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Nine months after the death of her husband, the former King of France Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette would follow in his footsteps. After his death, she was transferred, alone, without her children and her sister-in-law to a jail of La Conciergerie. Throughout her trial, she was defeated by everything. She was convicted with insest with her son, and she pleaded for all mothers. Given an unfair trial, she was sent to death by the guillotine, two weeks before her 38th birthday. -
Death of Robespierre
He was overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As he was part of the Committee of Public Safety, he encouraged his execution. This group had a virtual dictatoral control over the French government. He was arrested because his fellow members of the Committee of Public Saftey were suspisous of Robespierre taking bribes from the King and he sent his fellow aquaintances to the guillotine. -
Constitution of 1795
This constitution was a national constitution in France during the French Revolution. This started the ascendancy of Mapoleon Bonaparte. The Constitution of 1795 established a liberal republic
