History Timeline Project by Henry Gross

The Estates-General

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1789 meeting held with the 3 estates of France summoned by king louis XVI. The meeting was held to help fix some mass financial problems being faced.

Tennis Court Oath

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June 20, 1789 dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the non privileged classes of the French nation (the Third Estate) during the meeting of the Estates-General (traditional assembly) at the beginning of the French Revolution.

Storming of the Bastille

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iconic conflict of the French Revolution. On July 14, 1789, fears that King Louis XVI was about to arrest France’s newly constituted National Assembly led a crowd of Parisians to successfully besiege the Bastille, an old fortress that had been used since 1659 as a state prison. As a victory by ordinary Parisians over a prominent representation of the king’s coercive power, the event quickly became a symbol of revolutionary struggle. The episode’s anniversary is now a national holiday in France: Bastille day

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen came into existence in the summer of 1789, born of an idea of the Constituent Assembly, which was formed by the assembly of the Estates General to draft a new Constitution, and precede it with a declaration of principles.

Women’s March on Versailles

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The Women’s March on Versailles was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. On the morning of October 5, 1789, women were rioting in the Paris marketplace over the high price and scarcity of bread. Their demonstrations quickly became intertwined with the activities of revolutionaries, who were seeking liberal political reforms and a constitutional monarchy for France.

Execution of King Louis XVI

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King Louis XVI was found guilty for hurting public safety and was killed on January 21, 1793. He was killed by guillotine in the Place de la Révolution.

Reign of Terror

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Reign of Terror was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution causing a civil war and many different political disputes

Execution of Robespierre

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On July 27, 1794, Robespierre was arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The next day Robespierre was at Place de la Révolution where he was executed by guillotine.

Links to sources

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https://www.worldhistory.org/Estates-General_of_1789/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath

https://www.britannica.com/event/Tennis-Court-Oath

https://www.britannica.com/event/storming-of-the-Bastille

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/why-we-celebrate-the-storming-of-the-bastille

https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen#:~:text=History-,The%20Declaration%20of%20the%20Rights%20of%20Man%20and%20of%20the,There%20were%20many%20proposals.