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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. It led to the end of the monarchy, and to many wars. -
The Creation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was a third estate meant for the common people, and it was created in response to the lavish lifestyle of the Nobles. -
The Tennis Court Oath
When The National Assembly went o meet on June 20th, 1789 and the doors to the assembly meeting was locked they moved to a nearby, inside tennis court. There they decided they would not disband the National Assembly until France had a new constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The Bastille was a state prison on the east side of Paris and was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights -
The September Massacres
The September Massacres were a profusion of killings of mainly prisoners in Paris and several cities in France. These killings contradicted the ideas and philosophies of the Enlightenment. -
Womens' March on Versailles
The March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. An angry mob of nearly 7,000 women armed with pitchforks and weapons of all sort demanding bread marched into Versailles. This caused the King and Queen to travel back Paris. -
Attack on the Tuileries Palace
The attack on the Tuileries Palace was the people revolting against the King and Queen, this also led to the fleeing and the attempted escape of the King and Queen called, 'The Flight to Varennes'. -
Flight to Varennes
The Flight of Varennes was a turning point in the revolution, when King Louis the 16th, and Marie Antoinette tried to escape to safety, but were caught in the unsuccessful attempt. -
Dissolution of National Assembly
The National Assembly was dissolved and replaced by a new political body named the Legislative Assembly. No member of the National Assembly was elected or allowed to participate in the new legislative body, because it was agreed earlier that the members of the National Assembly would not be allowed to hold a seat in the new group. -
War with Austria
On April 20, 1792, France declared war on Austria. France did this because they thought that war would unify and bring the people of the revolution together and also spread ides of the Revolution or Enlightenment throughout other parts of Europe They also didn't want Russia and Austria to join together. -
Invention of the Guillotine
The invention of the guillotine happened in France, by Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotine, he wasn't the inventor of the machine, just a lobbyist for it. The guillotine was used throughout the many parts of the french revolution, and brought a quick and nearly painless way to execute someone. -
Execution of Louis XVI
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in Paris. -
The Creation of the Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety was created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793 which formed the executive government in France during the Reign of Terror. -
The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat, French politician, physician, and journalist, a leader of the radical Montagnard faction during the French Revolution. He was assassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a young Girondin conservative. -
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The Reign Of Terror
The Reign of Terror or The Terror, is the label given by some historians to a period of time where thousands of people who were against the French Revolution were slaughtered during the French Revolution. -
Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
The execution of Maximilien Robespierre took place on July 28th, 1794. He was a Jacobin leader and a very influential role in the French Revolution. He was a leading role in the Committee of Public Safety, the principal organ of the Revolutionary government during the Reign of Terror, but he was overthrown and guillotined. -
The Creation of the Directory
The Directory is a French Revolutionary government where five men held power, set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years -
Napoleon Gains Control
Napoleon gains control of France in 1799 after rising through the ranks when everyone was abandoning the government and seized political power. He crowned himself emperor in 1804
