French Revolution Timeline
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Updated: 19 Mar 2018
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Created byEmily McClure
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June 1788
Tennis Court Oath- pledge that said political power
came from the people and not the monarchyJune- August 1789
The Great Fear- the people heard rumors that the rulers
were hiring people to kill them and they were greatly afraidAugust 1789
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is drafted-
a document that lists the rights of the peopleJuly 14, 1789
Storming of the Bastille- a prison in Paris was attacked by
a mob because the Bastille symbolized the authority of the rulersJuly 12, 1790
Civil Constitution of the Clergy- law passed that made the Catholic Church
be submissive to the French governmentMay 5, 1789
Louis XVI forced to call his assembly together to raise taxes-
Louis XVI was faced with a financial crisis and he needed money
to pay off his debt so he summoned the assembly to get moneyAugust 4, 1789: Nobles in National assembly end feudal rights-
the nobles read a letter and saw the despair of the people then decided to
end feudal rights to ingite enthusiasm in the peopleNovember 2, 1789: Church property seized by the French government-
a decree was made that gave the government control of the Church's propertyOctober 5, 1789: Women's March to Versailles-
there was a low supply and high demand of bread and the women were
angry they could not get bread for their familiesJune 1790
Formal abolition of nobility and hereditary titles-
the abolishing of titles made everyone that had a
title no better than the average personJune 20-21, 1791
Flight to Varennes- King Louis XVI tried to
escape from Paris but was arrested in VarennesJuly 17, 1791
Massacre of the Champs de Mars- as a group was trying to
get signatures for their petition, a group of National Guard
soldiers opened fire on the crowd killing roughly 50August 27, 1791
Declaration of Pillnitz- this declaration was supposed to
support the French monarchy and stall the European war,
but was misinterpreted and resulted in the opposite effectSeptember 1791
Slavery abolished in France, but not in
French colonies in the New WorldAugust 10, 1792
Revolution of 10 August- the National Guard stormed
the Tuileries Palace and resulted in the fall of the French
monarchySeptember 1792
September Massacre- series of killings because there was
a fear that the armies would attack Paris and the prison
inmates would be freed and join the armies sideSeptember 21, 1792
The Convention abolishes the monarchy
and France declared a republicFebruary 9, 1791
Property of emigres forfeited- French revolutionary leaders were fearful of
the emigres plans and decided to take action by confiscating their landApril 20, 1792
France declares war on Austria- revolutionaries wanted to spread
revolutionary ideas so they wanted to start a war, also because they
believed it would unify the countryMay 15 1791
Black citizens of French colonies granted equal
rights- the Legislative Assembly agreed to grant
blacks equal rights with hopes of subdue the
slave revolt from the
previous yearFebruary 1, 1793
France declares war on England-
France declared war on all monarchies in EuropeAugust 5, 1794
Release of suspects imprisoned under the TerrorJanuary 21, 1793
Louis XVI is executedFebruary 1793
Counter Revolution in the Vendee begins-
as a result of taxes, the execution of Louis
XVI, and government attacks on the church,
the people rose against the National ConventionSeptember 1793
Reign of Terror begins- it was the killing of
anyone suspected of being an enemy to protect
France from invadersJuly 13, 1793
Marat is murdered- he was a French politician
and was killed by a conservativeJuly 1794
The Great Terror begins- the Great Terror
is the name referring to the last weeks of
the Reign of TerrorSeptember 1793
The committee of Public Safety begins deChristianization-
the goal was to reclaim what the Catholic Church had taken
then eventually terminate Catholicism all togetherApril 4, 1794
Danton is executed- he was a radical leader of
the revolution but Robespierre sentenced
Danton to death after judging Danton as a threatJuly 28, 1794
Robespierre executed- other members of the Public Safety
committee viewed Robespierre as a tyrant after he made the
executive decision to kill Danton and Desmoulins
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