THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE

• July 14,1789
• This was the first major event in the revolution.

THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN

• August 26,1789
• Created equal rights for all people

THE WOMAN'S MARCH ON VERSAILLES

• Woman marched to Louis castle, pulled him out and walked him back to Paris.
• October 5, 1789

SEPTEMBER MASSACRES

• A bunch of prisoners were killed so they wouldn't revolt.
• September of 1792

EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI

• January 21, 1793
• All monarchy was eliminated and all of the power shifted.

EXECUTION

• Marie Antoinette executed.
• October 17,1793 in Paris
• With Marie gone no one is spending their money so they can try to get out of debt.

REIGN OF TERROR 1793-1794

• Maximilien Robespierre becomes the leader of the Public Safety Committee.
• There is a spark in deaths by execution, mostly by the guillotine.
• Robespierre is basically given the equivalent power of a monarch, which is what the French were trying to get rid of.