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1774
lois xvi takes the throne at the age of 19. Well intentioned but weak leader who was often controlled by his wife, marie antoinette. -
1789
the people of paris storm the bastille, a much hated prison that symboled autocratic rule. the revolution had begun. -
1789
national assembly adopted the declaration of the rights of a man and of the citizen. garenteed the rights of liberty, property, security and ressistance to appresion to all people. -
1789
the great fear, peasents were fearful that the nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorise them.
peasents rioted. stormed versailes and demanded that louis and marie antoinette move to paris. -
1789
louis xvi's government about to go bankrupt, poor harvest, the national assembly is formed. -
1791
national assembly disbanded so the new legislature assembly can take over. creates a constitutional monarchy; strips power from the king and gave the assembly the power to create french law. -
1791
the revolution leaders start to turn on each other and three factors in the legislature assembly form. radicals, monarchs, and conservatives. (picture: monarch) -
summer 1792
austraia and prussia, who supported lois xvi, sent troops to paris. -
1792
20,000 parsians made the royal pallace, louis, marie antoinette and their children imprisoned. -
1792
the national constitution abolishes the monarchy and declares france a republic. all adult male citizens are garenteed the right to vote and hold office. woman were not given these same rights. -
1792-1793
louis is no longer king, the ratical jacobians tried louis for treason and found him guilty. he is put to death. -
1793
louis xvi executed by the guilletie. -
1793
great britan, holland and spaun jain prussia and austria and fighting france.
the national assembly drafts 300,000 french citizens to the army. -
summer 1793
leader maximeilian robespere sets out to gather power to his own hands.
he becomes the leader of the commitee of public safety . he decides that we should be considered on enemy of the republic. the comitee had people tried and executed in the same day -
1793-1794
robespere governed france as a dictator, this period became known as the reighn of terror.
approxomontly 3,000 were executed in paris, and as many as 40,000 were killed all together. -
1793
marie antoinette was executed
revelutionary courts declare death sentences on those that challenge robespere. -
1794
the national comitee takes on robespere, claimming that he is a tyrant.
he is exicuted on july 28 -
1795
moderate leaders
male new constitution
napolian chosen to lead frances army
