French Revolution

  • King Louis 16 and Marie Antoinette

    King Louis 16 and Marie Antoinette
    King Louis was named king and his wife was named queen soon in 1755
  • First Meeting

    First Meeting
    The Estates general had there first meeting to approve a new law of adding new taxes
  • General Assembly

    General Assembly
    Citizen's voted to establish a general assembly marking an and to absolute monarchy and the begging of a representative government
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    Third Estate decided to break from the Estates General and create their own constitution. They also started knowing themselves as the "National Assembly."and created a pledge.
  • The burning of the Bastille

    The burning of the Bastille
    state prison know as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule,
  • The assembly reforms France

    The assembly reforms France
    Noble man made speeches declaring there love of liberty and equality, making the common people equal to nobles and clergy making the old regime gone.
  • Changing the goverment

    Changing the goverment
    The national assembly wanted a new constitution for France, creating a limited constitutional monarchy which created the Legislative Assembly
  • Changing France

    Changing France
    Delegates started making significant changes in France goverment and society, they even applied some ideas from the enlightenment era.
  • War and Execution

    War and Execution
    Many changes were being started in france and as a response many countries took action making The legislative assembly respond by declaring war
  • Guillotine

    Guillotine
    The guillotine was introduced and basically it was a huge machine to chop people head off.
  • End of King and queen

    End of King and queen
    King Louis and Queen Marie ruled 16 years