French Revolution
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Updated: 13 Dec 2017
Timeline for AP Euro
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Created byMason Bailey
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1780s-Excessive spending and poor harvests lead to a financial crisis in FranceAugust 8, 1788-King Louis XVI calls the Estates GeneralJune 20, 1789-The Tennis Court OathJune 27, 1789-First and Second Estates join the Third Estate in the newly formed National AssemblyJuly 14, 1789-The storming of the BastilleJuly/August 1789-The Great Fear in the countrysideAugust 26, 1789-The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the CitizenOctober 5-6, 1789-The Women’s March on VersaillesSeptember 3, 1791-The Constitution of 1791 sets up a constitutional monarchy in FranceApril 20, 1792-The Legislative Assembly declares war on AustriaJanuary 21, 1793-Louis XVI is executed at the guillotineOctober 1795-The Directory is installedPeriods
1793-July 1794-Robespierre's Reign of TerrorCause and EffectCause and EffectCause and EffectCause and Effect
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