French Revolution Notes
French Revolution Notes
Timeline
1789
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.
1791
June 20-21 - The "Flight to Varennes" occurs when the royal family, including King
Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, attempt to flee France. They are captured and
returned to France.
1793
March 7 - Civil war breaks out in the Vendee area of France between revolutionaries
and royalists.
April 6 - The Committee of Public Safety is formed. It will rule France during the Reign
of Terror.
September 5 - The Reign of Terror begins as Robespierre, the leader of the Committee
of Public Safety, declares that terror will be the "order of the day" for the revolutionary
government.
1794
July 27 - The Reign of Terror comes to an end as Robespierre is overthrown.
1795
November 2 - The Directory is formed and takes control of the government of France.
1799
a) 1774
b) 1789
c) 1791
d) 1792 -93
e) 1804
f) 1815