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French Revolution

The French Revolution, ignited by Enlightenment thinkers, marked a profound shift in political and social structures in France. Sparked by debt from wars and dissatisfaction with King Louis XVI, key events included the Tennis Court Oath where revolutionaries pledged to create a constitution, and the storming of the Bastille, a symbol of royal oppression. The Declaration of the Rights of Man acknowledged universal rights, while movements like the Women's March on Versailles demonstrated the power of the populace. The Revolution culminated in the Reign of Terror, emphasizing the clash between liberty and violence.

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French Revolution

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  1. French Revolution

  2. The Enlightement Led by European writers and philosophers, people began thinking beyond the usual and shared ideas of common natural laws.

  3. The War of Austrian Succession 1740 The French supported the Austrian war, which started the French to fall heavily in debt.

  4. Meeting of the Estates General & Tennis Court Oath A group of men met in a tennis court and pledged to meet and discuss to create a constitution and to begin the revolt against King Louis XVI and France.

  5. Fall of the Bastille The Bastille, a prison and also represented royal authority, was stormed by French citizens and ultimately led to the immediate beginning of the French Revolution.

  6. Declaration of the Rights of Man A document that defines individual and collective rights of all men universally.

  7. The Women’s March On Versailles A hungry mob of 7,000 largely working-class women decided to march on the Versailles, taking with them pieces of cannon and other weaponry.

  8. Flight to Varennes King Louis XVI along with his immediate family, dressed as servants of the Russian baroness, made an attempt to escape.

  9. War With Prussia/Austria French radicals fought Prussia and Russia but unsuccessful in beginning. As time progressed they eventually won the war.

  10. Reign of Terror Period of extreme violence and mass executions of “enemies to the revolution”.

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