French revolution dates class 9

The king ascended the throne at 20 years of age

1774

Population of france 23 million

1715

Population of france 28 million

1789

last Meeting of estate general was held in(pov 1789)

1614

King XVI called an assembly of the estate general

5th May 1789

several hundred people stormed the bastille

14th July 1789

assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in versailles

20th june 1789

decree(law) passed by national assembly abolshing feudal system of obligations and taxes

4th August 1789

Livres currency was discontinued in

1794

constitution drafted

1791

The National Assembly declared war against Prussia and Austria

April 1792

held the king hostage for several hours by storming or insurrecting the palace of the tuileries

August 10, 1792

convention(newly elected assembly) abolished monarch declared france a republic

21st september, 1792

Louis XVI sentenced death on charge of treason(executed publicly)

21st january 1793

arrested Maximilian Robespirre and on the next day, sent to guillotine

July, 1794

Women marched to versailles and brought king back to paris

October 5, 1789

olympe de Gouges(woman)

1748-1793

She wrote Declaration of the rights of woman and citizen to the Queen and National Assembly.

1791

She criticised jacobin government for forcibly closing down women’s clubs. she was tried by the National Convention, which charged her with treason and soon executed her.

1793

Jacobin Politician Chaumette sought to justify the closure of women’s club

1793

Women finally won the right to vote France

1946

convention legislated to free all slaves in the french overseas possesions

1794

Slavery was finally abolished in French Colonies

1848

Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as emperor of france

1804

Napoleon defeated at Waterloo

1815