DATE
May 5, 1789
June 17, 1789
EVENT
OUTBREAK OF REVOLUTION (1789-1791)
Estates-General convenes at Versailles (the first time in 175 years)
Third Estate delegates to the Estates-General declares themselves the National Assembly
June 20, 1789 Delegates of the Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath
July 9 The Estates-General (National Assembly) meet together
July 14
August 27, 1789
October 1789
November 1789
July 1790
June 20, 1791
August 27, 1791
Sept. 13 1791
October,1, 1791
April 20, 1792
July 25, 1792
August 1792
September 1792
October 1792
December 1792
January 21, 1793
February 1793
May 31, 1793
July 13, Marat
Assassinated
February 1794
July 1794
1795
Parisians storm the Bastille
* The Great Fear leads rural peasants to attack property of nobles, middle class landowners, and wealthy farmers (July-Aug.)
The National Assembly ends feudalism, tithes, and tax privileges and issues The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Abbé Sieyès- What is the 3 rd Estate?
Émigré flee
Bread Riots , Parisian women march to Versailles- King brought to Paris- National Assembly moves to Paris
National Assembly begins to confiscate Church land for revenue
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed to bring the Church and clergy under state control.
Church officials to be elected by property owners and paid by the state. Church looses land and political influence
Royal family arrested at Varnnes
Declaration of Pillnitz by Austria and Prussia
Louis XVI agrees to a constitutional monarchy with the Legislative Assembly,
National Assembly adopts a constitution. Limited suffrage, ends “lettres de cachet”
RADICAL STAGE OF THE REVOLUTION (1792-1794)
France declares war on Austria
Prussia declares the Brunswick Manifesto
The Commune seizes power, new government grants suffrage to all men, mob takes Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette prisoner from the Tuileries
September Massacres/ The National Convention established by the Commune ends the monarchy and declares France a Republic “ Second Revolution ”
Louis XVI placed on trial
Louis XVI executed
France declares war on England, Holland, and Spain
Commune arrests Girondists; Mountain gain control of the National Assembly and set up the
Committee of Public Safety - Reign of Terror begins Sept. 5, 1793- Tribunals find 9/10 guilty
September 29, 1793- Price controls to aid san-culottes and mobilize war effort
October 16, 1793-MarieAntoinette executed
French armies are victorious on all fronts
Tricolor Flag adopted white (king), blue and red (colors of Paris)
Thermidorian Reaction (July Reaction) begins, Danton and Robespierre executed
RETURN TO MODERATION (1795-1799)
A new constitution sets up a republic headed by the Directory
Economic control ends and suppression of the Sans-Culottes
1797
1798
November 9,1799
Napoleon defeats Austrian Armies in Italy and returns to Paris
Austria, Russia and England form a 2 nd Coalition against France
Coup d’ etat - fall of the Directory marks the end of the French Revolution
“Coup Brumaire” Abbé Sieyès orchestrates coup

First Estate
High Clergy
Low Clergy
Second Estate
Nobility
Third Estate
Peasants
City workers
Bourgeoisie
*Cartoon shows the
Third Estate chained and supporting the monarchy as well as the First and Second
Estates
In the 1700’s, French Society was divided into three classes, called Estates.
Of the total population of 24 million, all but about 480,000 belonged to the
Third Estate, which was made up mostly of peasants.