https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline Made with revolutionary spirit en-us 2020-12-18 13:42:41 UTC 2025-04-13 14:20:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f973.png alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031147022 A meeting of France's Three Estates called by Louis XVI because the French Government was having financial issues. Held in Versailles on May 5th.
Significant because it signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.]]> 2020-12-18 13:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031147022 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031168680 On June 20th, members of the Third Estate from the Estate-General meeting took an oath, vowing "not to separate and to reassemble whenever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdoms is established."
Significant because it showed civil unrest against King Louis XVI.]]> 2020-12-18 13:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031168680 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031192178 On July 14th a mob attacked the state prison known as the Bastille for the ammunition and gunpowder power inside its walls.
Significant because it gave commoners the courage to rise against the nobles.]]> 2020-12-18 14:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031192178 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031255173 Passed by the National Constituent Assembly in August, it shows a list of rights similar to the Bill of Rights.
Significant because it granted civil rights to some commoners.]]> 2020-12-18 14:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1031255173 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032494142 On October 4th, a crowd of women and some men marched to Versailles, soaking wet from the rain, demanding bread for their families.
Significant because it gave revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the kingdom.]]> 2020-12-18 19:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032494142 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032511993 June 20th-21st , King Louis XVI, his queen, and immediate family tried to escape to Varennes to initiate a counter-rebellion.
Significant because it undermined the credibility of the king.]]> 2020-12-18 19:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032511993 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032527197 He was unwilling to cede power to the Revolutionary government, and was found guilty of treason and was guillotined on January 21st.
Significant because it ended a regime that was tyrannic and insensitive to the people.]]> 2020-12-18 20:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032527197 alexismdoran https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032536642 Radicals took control of the government and guillotined whoever they thought wasn't loyal to the Revolution.
Significant because it purged France of enemies of the Revolution and protected France from foreign invaders.]]> 2020-12-18 20:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismdoran/FrenchTimeline/wish/1032536642