French Revolution Timeline Essay
Chris Savino
Period 3
4/10/08
Timeline: The French Revolution
o 1789: Many people faced starvation. This is because of the increase of taxes. o 1789: May 5, the meeting of the Estates General was called at Versailles. This was to approve the new tax. This was the 1st meeting in 175 years. o 1789: There was a dramatic speech, which was the person, Sieye’s suggested that the 3rd estate delegates should call themselves the National Assembly; to pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people. o 1789: June 17th, they voted to establish the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of the representative government. This was the 1st deliberate act of the French Revolution. o 1789: June …show more content…
IN response to these rumors, People began gathering weapons in order to defend the city against the attack. A mob in search of gunpowder, stormed the Bastille, a Paris prison. They seized control of this building. They killed the prison commander and guards. They took their heads and put them on pikes, as they paraded around the public city streets. o 1789: August 4, noblemen made speeches, declaring their love of liberty and equality. Motivated more by fear than idealism, they joined the other members of the National Assembly in sweeping away the privileges of the 1st and 2nd estate, thus, making commoners equal to the nobles and the clergy. By morning, the old regime was …show more content…
But, by 1791, they made a lot of significant changes in France’s government and society.
o 1791: They made a new constitution which Louis approved. This constitution limited the constitutional monarchy. This created a new legislative body- the Legislative Assembly.
o 1791: June; the royal family tries to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. As they reached the border, they were apprehended and returned to Paris under guard. Louis’ attempted escape increased the influence of his radical enemies in the government, and sealed his fate.
o 1792: Austria and Prussia, urged the French to restore Louis to his position as absolute monarch. The Legislative Body responded and declared war!
o 1792: The Prussian commander threatened to destroy Paris if the revolutionaries harmed any member of the royal family. This enraged the
Period 3
4/10/08
Timeline: The French Revolution
o 1789: Many people faced starvation. This is because of the increase of taxes. o 1789: May 5, the meeting of the Estates General was called at Versailles. This was to approve the new tax. This was the 1st meeting in 175 years. o 1789: There was a dramatic speech, which was the person, Sieye’s suggested that the 3rd estate delegates should call themselves the National Assembly; to pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people. o 1789: June 17th, they voted to establish the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of the representative government. This was the 1st deliberate act of the French Revolution. o 1789: June …show more content…
IN response to these rumors, People began gathering weapons in order to defend the city against the attack. A mob in search of gunpowder, stormed the Bastille, a Paris prison. They seized control of this building. They killed the prison commander and guards. They took their heads and put them on pikes, as they paraded around the public city streets. o 1789: August 4, noblemen made speeches, declaring their love of liberty and equality. Motivated more by fear than idealism, they joined the other members of the National Assembly in sweeping away the privileges of the 1st and 2nd estate, thus, making commoners equal to the nobles and the clergy. By morning, the old regime was …show more content…
But, by 1791, they made a lot of significant changes in France’s government and society.
o 1791: They made a new constitution which Louis approved. This constitution limited the constitutional monarchy. This created a new legislative body- the Legislative Assembly.
o 1791: June; the royal family tries to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. As they reached the border, they were apprehended and returned to Paris under guard. Louis’ attempted escape increased the influence of his radical enemies in the government, and sealed his fate.
o 1792: Austria and Prussia, urged the French to restore Louis to his position as absolute monarch. The Legislative Body responded and declared war!
o 1792: The Prussian commander threatened to destroy Paris if the revolutionaries harmed any member of the royal family. This enraged the