The French Revolution

  • Louis XIV constructed the Versailles palace

    Louis XIV constructed the Versailles palace
    The Versailles palace is the construction of the king Louis XIV, the cost of the palace was of , one million three hundred thousand pounds. This would affect the French economy in a future.
  • Louis XVI is born

    Louis XVI is born
    Louis XVI was the last king of France (1774–92) in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. He was executed for treason by guillotine in 1793.
  • Louis XVI assumes the throne of France next to his wife Marie-Antoinette.

    Louis XVI assumes the throne of France next to his wife Marie-Antoinette.
    This is the beginning of the extreme, two teenagers have control over 26 million people, not only were egocentric but were capricious, they were teenagers with money. In conclusion they didn't had a clue what were they making.
  • Louis XVI summons the Assembly of notables to study a solution

    Louis XVI summons the Assembly of notables to study a solution
    The agrarian, commercial and financial crisis was at its peak. Mostly by the bad weather, the inflation of the price of bread. This was to give a heads up of what will happen.
  • Robespierre as fifth Member of the Third Estate

    Robespierre as fifth Member of the Third Estate
    Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 - Paris, July 28, 1794) was a French politician and one of the most important leaders of the French Revolution.
  • The Old Regime

    The Old Regime
    The Old Regime

    France had 3 three classes
    First Estate, The Clergy: Enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege, owned about 10 percent of land, collected tenth, and didnt paid taxes
    Second Estate: The Nobility, owned land but had little money income hated absolutism, fear losing traditional privilege,mostly immunity from taxes
    Third Estate:Middle Class PEASANTS: were 98 % of French population, exception privilege of first and second estates.
  • The Estates General meet in the palace of Versailles.

    The Estates General meet in the palace of Versailles.
    The Estates General, were conformed by the three estates, Louis called them to tell them that they had economic problems. In addition, each estate had one vote which was unfair because the nobles and clerics had fewer people than the third estate and only the third estate paid taxes. This is the moment the third Estates releases of the discrimination and unfairness.
  • The Third Estate decided to leave the meetings form the Estates General

    The Third Estate decided to leave the meetings form the Estates General
    The Third Estate decided to leave the meetings form the Estates General to form, separately, a National Assembly that said that they will not rest until giving a constitution to France. This Estate meet in a Tennis Court Oath .
  • Bastille Day

    Bastille Day
    This is the day were the National Assembly, and this could be said were the violence started when the people went the
    people attack hospitals and there they get the weapons, but they did not have munitions and that was the reason they attacked Bastille and in addition of getting the munitions also released the prisoners.
  • The Assembly adopted The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.

    The Assembly adopted The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
    This is the first time France has a Constitution and the people have rights and were respected as an individual. including the religion and belief are no controlled more by Rome.
  • Women protest against the inflation of bread price

    Women protest against the inflation of bread price
    In the Revolution, bread supply was low. The harvest of 1789 had been poor, and France was in debt. On October 5, 1789 crowds of Parisian women met at the City Hall to demand bread and when they were refused, marched the 12 miles to Versailles to confront the royal family. After relating their need to Louis, he promised the women that he would send grain to Paris.
  • The National Assembly is installed in Paris

    The National Assembly is installed in Paris
    The Jacobin Club is formed, this is when the The Great Fear beginnings ,and Robespierre is the leader
  • The royal family tries to escape

    The royal family tries to escape
    Louis knew that his family and him wouldn't be safe much longer in France, so he tried to escape to Belgium, but he was take back to Paris
  • The first French constitution

    The first French constitution
    Was the first written constitution of French history. It contained the reform of the French state, leaving France configured as a constitutional monarchy. National sovereignty, separation of powers and census suffrage were applied (only citizens voted).
  • France declares war on Austria and Prussia

    France declares war on Austria and Prussia
    By 1792, European Monarchs were seeing France with suspicion. They had seen the put an end to of Louis XVI, by the French people, and worried that revolutionary ideology would spread to their countries. However, the monarchs were too suspecting of each other to unite against France
  • The people invaded the Tuileries palace and take the King and his family hostage.

    The people invaded the Tuileries palace and take the King and his family hostage.
    As the radical Jacobin club gained more power in Paris, the idea of overthrowing the monarchy became more powerful. In Paris it became increasingly influential in the movement for democracy in France.
    The royal family was in Tuileries, in their home, when they were attacked.The King and his family remained unharmed, but he no longer had any authority. The people went through Paris destroying references to the monarchy, and the Assembly suspended the monarchy's powers.
  • French is proclaimed Republic

    French is proclaimed Republic
    On that day, Louis XVI was deposed as king, putting an end to the French monarchy. Finally, the third estate is over, and a new era begins
  • Louis XVI is executed in the guillotine by the Jacobins

    Louis XVI is executed in the guillotine by the Jacobins
    After the death of Louis XVI, a community of monarchies led by Austria is preparing to invade France. In some parts of this country counterrevolutionary movements begin. To confront all this, the power is delegated to the Committee of Public Salvation, with this begins the period known as "The Great Terror". Mostly know lead by the Jacobins, who were "lovers" of the guillotine, and where against the people that were pro Monarchy.
  • The seven year war

    The seven year war
    France declares war on England and The Netherlands. This would affect the economy.
  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror
    The Jacobins believed that the Terror is dreadful, but necessary. This was a commonly held belief in 1793-1794 when the guillotine was a means of purging France of those who were deemed a threat to national security.In the course of nine months, 16, 000 people were guillotined, but executions of those labeled "internal enemies" of France took place throughout the country. The killing ended when Robespierre was executed on July 28, 1794.
  • The execution of Marie Antoinette

    The execution of Marie Antoinette
    When Marie Antoinette was executed by the Jacobins, it show how the monarchy was eliminated.
  • The Fall of Robespierre

    The Fall of Robespierre
    The Convention closes all Jacobin clubs in Paris.This is the closure, for the reign of terror.
  • France adopts a new constitution

    France adopts a new constitution
    It is proclaimed another constitution that builds up a national authoritative chamber framed thus by two committees: the low and the high. The upper house designated five chiefs for the official advisory group, subsequently the Board.
  • Napoleon takes power

    Napoleon takes power
    Napoleon in his fame as a good leader in the different battles, he had during the past few years and had to reach and overthrow the Directory and became the First Consul, of France.