Timeline: The French Revolution

Mar 15, 1756

The 7 Years War Begins

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The 7 Years War begins. It took 7 years to fight and win.

Nov 2, 1783

King Louis XVI appoints Charles de Calonne controller general of finance

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France's economic peril continues to get worse. The King decides to act, and appoints Charles de Calonne to fix things in Louis' kingdom.

Dec 8, 1783

7 Years War Ends!

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The 7 Years War ends and the debt from battling is severe. The debt will keep rocketing upwards.

Dec 8, 1783

Results

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The results of the 7 years war were terrible. They caused the French Revolution. The people were desperatly in need of money. They were starving from feeding the troops.

Jun 20, 1789

Tennis Court Oath

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The people of the third estate had made the National Assembly and had met the next day on a tennis court thanks to their court room being locked. They made an oath on the tennis court and said that they wouldn't stop meeting until the D.R.M. was created, which the goal was met.

Jun 27, 1789

National Assembly

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The third estate was tired of not being heard. They made the National Assembly and made their voice heard.

Jul 14, 1789

Bastille is Attacked

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The citizens realize what the King is doing. They rise up, revolt, and take the gunpowder and take the Bastille.

Jul 14, 1789

The French Revolution Begins

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The citizens rose up from their dirty homes and fought to take the Bastille. With their victory, the people took this opportunity to try and take over the King, and maybe win their freedom and rights.

Aug 26, 1789

D.R.M.

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The people in the National Assembly representing the 3rd estate felt like their position wasn't fair. They created an assignment for themselves to make a document to list the rights of all man.

Oct 5, 1789

Bread March

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Thousands of women marched 12 miles to the Palace of Versailles. All the women in the march wanted the king to come back to Paris and wanted food.

Jan 1, 1790

Results of Revolution

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The people could own land. They could also have life and liberty. The people were happy of the ending.

Jul 11, 1791

Royal Escape

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The King and his family wanted to not be prisoner anymore. They snuck out in their "worst" clothes and escaped to almost the Austrian boarder, but they were caught at the last moment.