French Revolution Timeline by Nicolas Odneal by Nicolas Odneal

Event 1 (1786): Financial problems in France. American Revolution and excess spending by King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, and the Nobility.

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The french got involvement in the American Revolution had drained its treasury, and other spending for party's and other accessories by King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, and the nobility's The government was deeply in debt, and attempts to reform the tax system were met with resistance from the privileged classes.

Event 2 (June 20, 1789): Tennis Court Oath.

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Members of the National Assembly found themselves locked out of their usual meeting place. They gathered in a nearby indoor tennis court and took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing not to disband until they had drafted a new constitution for France.

Event 3 (July 14, 1789): Storming of the Bastille. Beginning of the French Revolution.

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This was the official beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison in Paris, was seen as a symbol of royal tyranny.

Event 4 (October 5, 1789): Women’s March on the Palace of Versailles

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A large number of women marched from Paris to the Palace of Versailles, demanding bread and forcing King Louis XVI to move to Paris. This event ended the separation between the king and his subjects.

Event 5 (1791) the king and queen try to leave French

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King Louis XVI and his wife attempted to flee Paris in trying to get support from foreign allies and counter-revolutionary forces. However, they were captured at Varennes and brought back to Paris.

Event 6 (April 1792): The Guillotine is created to make executions painless and quick

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Dr. Joseph Guillotin proposed a new method of execution, the guillotine. It became a symbol of the Revolution’s commitment to equality, as it was used to execute people from all social classes.

Event 7 (January 21, 1793:): The execution of King Louis XVI

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King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine. His death marked the end of the monarchy and the rise of the Republic.

Event 8 (September 1793 - July 1794): A large number of people are executed as suspected traitors of the Revolution

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Between September 1793 to July 1794, there was extreme violence and political purges. Led by Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety, thousands of people were executed by guillotine as suspected enemies of the Revolution.

Event 9 (Oct 1793): Marie Antoinette is Executed via guillotine

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Marie Antoinette is brought to the guillotine by a small wooden carriage. Her death symbolized the fall of the old regime and the triumph of the Revolution.

Event 10 (July 28, 1794): Maximeillan Robespierre is executed via guillotine

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Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the Reign of Terror, was executed by guillotine. His death marked the end of the most radical phase of the Revolution.