This is a pretty rad french timeline powerpoint, probably the best you'll ever see. It's actually so awesome that it was over the awesome limit for the school site and I had to upload it here.

1. The French
Revolution
Elijah Lambiotte

2. May 5, 1789
• Louis XVI calls the
Estates-General for a
meeting in Versailles.
• This congregation
was held to discuss
France’s unstable
economy

3. June 17, 1789
• The 3rd Estate gains
new members such
as noblemen and
members of the
clergy.
• As a result the 3rd
Estate becomes “The
National Assembly”

4. June 20, 1789
• Deputies of the National
Assembly were locked
out of their meeting
chamber
• Instead they held the
meeting on the king’s
tennis court where they
pledged to never
separate and to meet
whenever necessary.
• This oath would stay in
place until a constitution
was enacted.

5. June 7-13, 1789
• 30 members of the
National Assembly are
chosen to create a
constitution.
• The National Assembly
gains power over laws
• Assemblies are held at
the Palais-Royal.
• A committee and
militia are formed in
Paris.

6. July 14, 1789
• Bastille is invaded in
Paris

7. August 4, 1789
• The National
Assembly abolishes
feudalism.

8. August 27, 1789
• The Declaration of
The Rights of Man is
put into effect by the
National Assembly

9. October 5, 1789
• A mob of women
pilfered the city’s
weapons and moved
on to the Palace of
Versailles.
• Once there they held
the king captive until
he gave in to their
demands
• Afterwards they forced
the the royal family to
follow them back to
Paris.

10. July 12 1790
• The Civil Constitution
of the Clergy is
instituted

11. September 30, 1791
• The first written
constitution of
France was made
• The French
Constitution of 1791
was similar in context
to Americas’
constitution.

12. June 2, 1791
• Louis XVI and the
royal family are
caught trying to flee
France.

13. April 2, 1792
• War is declared on
Austria

14. September 2-6, 1792
• First meeting of the
National Convention
was held

15. December 10, 1792
• The trial of Louis XVI
commenced

16. January 21, 1793
• Louis XVI is
sentenced to death

17. August 1793
• A National Draft was
issued and required
military service of
every male citizen

18. September 1793-July 1794
• Over 20,000 people
were executed by the
Reign of Terror court.

19. July 27, 1794
• The National
Convention arrests
Robespierre
• He is executed the
next day

20. 1795
• A new constitution is
instituted

21. 1799
• The French
Revolution comes to
an end at the hands
of the Fall of
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