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French Revolution Timeline
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Ian Gurnee
⟶ Wurde aktualisiert 19 Okt 2018 ⟶
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Famine: a severe winter in 1788 caused a famine, and starvation in paris. The rising prices for food/bread caused riots all around Paris
france was broke. The rich refused to pay taxes and the poor couldn't.
class/social inequality: all peasants had to pay taxes, which the rich could claim for immunity.
Spread of Enlightenment Ideals: people started feeling like they weren't free and that started to cause people to revolt
Lack of money (tax reform needed, yet strife between the nobles and clergy): there was an economic crash during the French revolution causing there to be a lack of money
King Louis XVI (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’s policy of not raising taxes and taking out international loans, including to fund the American Revolution, increased France’s debt, setting in motion the French Revolution. -By the mid-1780s the country was near bankruptcy, which forced the king to support radical fiscal reforms not favorable with the nobles or the people.
Marie Antoinette -married to king louis XVI at age 15 -was the last queen of France who helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. -Marie Antoinette was beheaded nine months after her husband by order of the Revolutionary tribunal. She was 37 years old. -She became a symbol of the excesses of the monarchy and is often credited with the famous quote "Let them eat cake," although there is no evidence she actually said it. -she beca
Storming of the Bastille This attack on the government by the people signaled the beginning of the revolution The Third Estate made demands of the king to have commoners to have more of a say in government About 1000 men ( mostly craftsmen and store owners ) stormed the bastille Around 100 revolutionaries along with Governor de Launay and three of his officers were killed by the crowd.
Women’s March On October 4, 1789, a crowd of women gathered and marched towards Versailles They demanded bread for their families from the king Nearly 7000 working women participated in this march This event gave revolutionaries confidence in power of the people over the king
Reign of Terror begins Was set up on April 6, 1793 by the National Convention during the revolution when France was beset by foreign and civil war From April to July 10, 1793 the Committee of Public Safety was dominated by Georges Danton and his followers From September 1793 to July 1794, the Committee of Public Safety was controlled by the same men and it controlled France dominating the National Convention
Napoleon rises to power Napoleon quickly rose through the military ranks during the Revolution During a coup d'état in 1799, Napoleon quickly seized political power. He lost his power in 1813 after a horrible French Invasion of Russia In 1815 he quickly returned to power during his “Hundred Day”campaign
Robespierre beheaded/Reign of Terror ends Robespierre was beheaded on July 28, 1794 21 of his followers were also executed by guillotine The Reign of Terror ended on the same day He became the leader of the Committee of Public safety in 1793 and encouraged the execution of over 17,000 revolution enemies by guillotine
Antoinette beheaded Antoinette was beheaded on October 16, 1793 ( just 9 months after her husband ) During an economic turmoil in France, she lived extravagantly and encouraged her husband to not reform the monarchy When she was told that the French peasantry had no bread to eat, she allegedly responded with , “Let them eat cake” She and her husband attempted to escape to Austria in 1791, but were captured by revolutionary forces and taken back to Paris
National Assembly/Tennis Court Oath On June 20, 1789, the National Assembly ( members of the French Third Estate ) took the Tennis Court Oath Made a vow to not separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require until the constitution of the kingdom is established". The oath was a pledge signed by all but one of the members of the Third Estate This revolutionary act showed the belief that the political authority came from the people and not the monarchy The storming of the Bastille
Louis beheaded On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. He was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the National Convention
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The Tennis Court Oath/ National Assembly
On June 20, 1789, the National Assembly ( members of the French Third Estate ) took the Tennis Court Oath Made a vow to not separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". This revolutionary act showed the belief that the political authority came from the people and not the monarchy
The Storming of the Bastille took place on July 14, 1789 in Paris, France. This attack on the government by the people signaled the beginning of the revolution The Third Estate made demands of the king to have commoners to have more of a say in government About 1000 men ( mostly craftsmen and store owners ) stormed the bastille Around 100 revolutionaries along with Governor de Launay and three of his officers were killed by the crowd.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen adopted by the National Assembly between August 20 and 26,1789 The Declaration had a basic principle which was “men are born and remain free and equal in rights” This shows that citizens have the right to choose and form their government
On October 4, 1789, a crowd of women gathered and marched towards Versailles They demanded bread for their families from the king Nearly 7000 working women participated in this march This event gave revolutionaries confidence in power of the people over the king
The September Massacres were a wave of killings in Paris and other cities from September 2-7 1792 There was a fear that foreigners and royalists would armies would attack Paris and that the inmates of the city's prisons would be freed and join them. About 1200 prisoners were killed in total This made a profound impression abroad, where the massacres were publicized as proof of the horrors of the revolution.
The Reign of Terror began on September 5th, 1793 At least 300,000 suspects were arrested, 17,000 were officially executed and 10,000 people died in prison w/o trial. The Revolutionary government decided to take “harsh measures” on the people who were suspected of disagreeing with the Revolution
On January 21, 1793 King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. He was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the National Convention
Antoinette was beheaded on October 16, 1793 ( just 9 months after her husband ) During an economic turmoil in France, she lived extravagantly and encouraged her husband to not reform the monarchy When she was told that the French peasantry had no bread to eat, she allegedly responded with , “Let them eat cake”
Robespierre was beheaded on July 28, 1794 21 of his followers were also executed by guillotine The Reign of Terror ended on the same day
Napoleon quickly rose through the military ranks during the Revolution During a coup d'état in 1799, Napoleon quickly seized political power. He lost his power in 1813 after a horrible French Invasion of Russia In 1815 he quickly returned to power during his “Hundred Day”campaign
Napoleon Napoleon became the head of the military. He is largely credited with helping France win wars with Austria and Britain. Napoleon waited for the perfect opportunity to take over. Napoleon became France’s dictator & later named himself the Emperor. First to conquer Europe (not Hitler).
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Adopted by the National Assembly between August 20 and 26,1789 Served as the preamble to the Constitution of 1791 The Declaration had a basic principle which was “men are born and remain free and equal in rights” This shows that citizens have the right to choose and form their government
September Massacres This was a wave of killings in Paris and other cities from September 2-7 1792 There was a fear that foreigners and royalists would armies would attack Paris and that the inmates of the city's prisons would be freed and join them. About 1200 prisoners were killed in total This made a profound impression abroad, where the massacres were publicized as proof of the horrors of the revolution.
Reign of Terror begins Took place from September 5th, 1793 to July 27th, 1794 At least 300,000 suspects were arrested, 17,000 were officially executed and 10,000 people died in prison w/o trial. The revolutionary government decided to take “harsh measures” on the people who were suspected of disagreeing with the Revolution The Committee of Public Safety practiced dictatorial control over the French government They eliminated their enemies the Hébertists and followers of Georges Danton.