The Great Fear of 1789 (jul 22, 1789 – aug 6, 1789)
Description:
The Great Fear was a wave of violence and panic that spread across France in 1789. During this period, peasants went around destroying manor houses in order to get rid of the legal records of their fuedal obligations.It was historically import because it was the event that led to abolishing fuedalism and introducing equal taxes.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 22, 1789
aug 6, 1789
~ 15 days