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The French Revolution

The French Revolution. Meeting of the Estates-General and Tennis Court Oath.

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The French Revolution

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  1. The French Revolution

  2. Meeting of the Estates-General and Tennis Court Oath Meeting of Estates-General called may 5, 1789 in Versailles to get approval from representative of all three Estates on new tax reform. The Third Estate had no power in the meeting, so the delegates left and formed the National Assembly and outlines a new constitution called the Tennis Court Oath.

  3. Fall of Bastille King Louis XVI lost trust in French soldiers, so he brought in Swiss guards into Paris. On July 14, 1789 a mob overwhelmed the King’s guards and took over Bastille ( a Paris prison with gun powder in it). This was the first symbolic act of revolution.

  4. Declaration of the Rights of Man August 27,, 1789, the National Assembly wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man reflecting ideas of the Declaration of Independence and Enlightenment. The National Assembly was separating from the French government officially.

  5. Women’s March on Versailles In 1789, poor women of French were angry with bread prices, so they marched to Versailles with weapons and cannons to kill Queen Marie Antoinette in response to the high prices. Multiple guards of the palace were killed but the Queen and her family survived unharmed but scared.

  6. Flight to Varennes In June 1791, King Louis XVI and the royal family attempted to flee to Montmedy disguised as Russian servants. The king was recognized and was arrested along with his family in Varennes where he was recognized as king. King Louis XVI was then convicted of treason and beheaded.

  7. War with Austria/Prussia French radicals hoped to spread their revolution to all the peoples of Europe, and to put Louis back on the throne. They went to war without proper leadership because most of the Nobles had fled the country. War started very poorly for the French but in the end they were successful.

  8. The Reign of Terror Maximilian Robespierre governed France as nearly a dictator. He tried to enable French citizens to remain true to the ideals of the Revolution. He executed and destroyed all signs of previous government; including the people.

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