explain the outline of of French revolution and explain every incident Chronological.
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The French Revolution was a watershed event in modern European history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. The upheaval was caused by widespread discontent with the French monarchy and the poor economic policies of King Louis XVI, who met his death by guillotine, as did his wife Marie Antoinette. Although it failed to achieve all of its goals and at times degenerated into a chaotic bloodbath, the French Revolution played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people.
June 17 - The Third Estate (commoners) declares the National Assembly.
June 20 - Members of the Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath demanding certain rights from the king.
July 14 - The French Revolution begins with the Storming of the Bastille.
August 26 - The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of man and of the Citizen.
October 5 - A large group of women (and men) march from Paris to Versailles to demand lower bread prices. They force the king and queen to move back to Paris.
October 6 - The Jacobin Club is formed. Its members become some of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution.
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The French Revolution lasted 10 years from 1789 to 1799. It began on July 14, 1789 when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille. The revolution came to an end 1799 when a general named Napoleon overthrew the revolutionary government and established the French Consulate (with Napoleon as leader).
- Call of the Estate General (May 5, 1789) - The French Revolution started because of King Louis XVI. France was losing a plethora of money and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The reason why they were in this state is because King Louis XV spent a lot of money; King Louis XVI lavishly spent money and during the American Revolution France gave a generous contribution. This series of events led up to the French Monarch convening to the Estate General to order a new land tax levy which the King hoped will ease his difficulty.
- Tennis Court Oath (June 20, 1789) - On 17 June 1789, the Third Estate, led by Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, began to call themselves the National Assembly. On the morning of 20 June, the deputies were shocked to discover that the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers. Immediately fearing the worst and anxious that a royal attack by King Louis XVI was imminent, the deputies congregated in a nearby indoor tennis court where they took a solemn collective oath "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established".
- Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)- The Bastille is a French prison which is located in Paris, France. On the afternoon of the 14th of July 1789 the Bastille was stormed by an angry and aggressive mob. The Bastille in during the French Revolution was a symbol of power and the monarchy’s dictatorial rule. The Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time but the mob didn’t come for them. They came for the huge ammunition storages that were kept in the prison. The governor wasn’t complying with the mob, so after a violent battle the mob seized control of the Bastille and the governor was killed with his head put on a spike for everyone to see.
- March on Versailles (October 5-6, 1789)- The woman set out on a march from Paris to Versailles in the hopes to get bread for it was too expensive for them to buy. They were armed with pitchforks and pikes and muskets.
- Royal Family attempts to flee (June 20, 1791) - The royal family attempted to flee Paris to Varennes. King Louis XVI realised that things were becoming too dangerous for them because of the Revolution. When they were caught in Varennes the trust of the revolutionary government to them faded completely.
- Champ de mars massacre (July 17, 1791)- Champ de mars massacre wan an event when the citizens of France rallied against the decision of the National Constituent Assembly that King Louis XVI was still the king, even though he was under a constitution. This ended in a massacre. Two days before Champ de mars massacre, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that King Louis XVI would remain king under a constitutional monarchy.
- The First invasion of the Tuileries (June 20, 1792) - This is one of the Revolutionary turning points. On this day a little more than three years after the attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid siege on the Tuileries. The Tuileries was the official home of King Louis XVI and the Legislative Assembly.
- Overthrow of the monarchy (August 10, 1792) - The overthrow of the monarchy occurred on the 10th of August 1792. This was the day in which the French revolutionaries over threw the monarchy because they found Louis XVI guilty of treason.
- Execution of the King (January 21, 1793) - This was the day that King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The revolutionaries made Marie Antoinette watch as the King lost his head.
- Reign of Terror (September 5 1793- July 28 1794) - The Reign of Terror was a period of about 6 months. The Reign of Terror was when most of the executions were done. It started after King Louis died and the first execution was Marie Antoinette. She was separated from King Louis and was just with her children. Her son Louis XVII suspiciously disappeared and they never saw him again.
- Execution of the Queen (October 16, 1793) - This was the day that Marie Antoinette was executed by the guillotine. She was the first execution after the Reign of Terror started.
- Execution of Robespierre (July 27 1794) - This was towards the end of the French Revolution. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was one of the most influential people in the French Revolution. He was against the death penalty but he played the biggest role in the execution of King Louis XVI. Robespierre was a big figure in the French Revolution but he was like a dictator and a tyrant. The French people didn’t like him so the ordered his arrest. He was arrested alongside his brother, St-Just, François Hanriot, and Le Bas. They were trialed and sent to the guillotine the very next day.
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