Chronological order of french revolution.
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1774 Accession of Louis XVI
1776 July 4 American Declaration of IndependenceThomas Paine publishes Common Sense
1778 France declares war on Great Britain. The war debt brings the French Monarchy to its knees
1780 June Gordon Riots, England. An anti-Catholic demonstration led by Lord George Gordon that was followed by several days of rioting
1783 Peace signed between Britain and France
1788 Centenary celebrations in England of the ‘Glorious Revolution of 1688’ that shifted power from the Monarchy to Parliament and allowed the people of England considerable freedom to debate public issues Louis XVI calls a meeting of the Estates General, and lifts censorship to help prepare its work
1789 May 5 Meeting of Estates General in Paris June 17 National Assembly