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Start
The French Revolution is agreed to have started in 1789 -
The Estates General
The King calls the Three Estates -
Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate met by themselves without the King or Church and took an oath now called the Tennis Court Oath -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate takes the an oath that makes them the only body in France -
National Constituent Assembly
The Three Estates meets after the Tennis Court Oath -
Fall of the Bastille
A mob broke into the fortress and broke out the prisoners after the Assembly failed -
The beheading of King Louis XVI
The King was beheaded by the revolution -
The Reign of Terror Begins
The Reign of Terror was a period in the French Revolution where a group of men ruled and executed anyone they thought was bad -
End
The Revolution ended in the late 1790s with the rise of Napoleon -
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire led to the rise of Napoleon