The French Revolution Timeline PowerPoint

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The French Revolution Timeline PowerPoint
By Codey James Yurkewicz
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Introduction

• My timeline is based on events that happened
  between 1715 and 1799. It talks about the great
  start that King Louis had (JK). All the way up to
  the end of the French Revolution. I hope that you
  enjoy.

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1715-1774 Deficit Spending
King Louis XIV died leaving the in dept country
to his son, Louis XV. But when he died the
country was in even more dept due to all of the
wars. So king Louis XVI was left with a country
that was in bad shape.
King Louis XVI
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June 20, 1789 The Tennis Court Oath
They call themselves the National Assembly. They
had to start meeting in a racquetball court
because there meeting room got locked. They
would meet until they could establish a sound,
and just constitution.
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July 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille
More than 800 people assembled in front of the
Bastille. The crowd yelled and demanded
gunpowder and weapons. The crowd finally broke
threw and killed guards and commanders. When
they took over the Bastille, they tore it apart.
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Aug. 27, 1789 The Dec. of the Rights of Man
The declaration was the first step toward
creating a constitution. The declaration was
modeled in part on the declaration of
independence. The declaration says that all male
citizens were equal before the law.
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June 20,1791 Arrested
King Louis tried to disguise himself, leave
France, and to go into Austria. But they were
recognized and arrested in Varennes. They were
then taken back to the capital.
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Jan. 21,1793 King Guillotine
King Louis was sentenced to be execution after
his trial. He was found guilty for treason by
the National Convention. He was the only king to
ever be executed in France.
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July 28, 1794 Robespierre was beheaded
It was said he was too powerful. He was in charge
or the Reign of Tear. So they killed him because
they though it would stop.
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1799 The end of the French Revolution
The governments stability was restored. Revolts
slow down and or stop.
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Work Cited

• Work
• http//www.victorianweb.org/history/hist7.html
• The Book
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
• Images
• http//www.historyteacher.net/images/Bastille.JPG
• http//www.freewebs.com/ssjchokobo/06_french_revol
  ution.jpg
• bp3.blogger.com/.../s400/LouisXVI.jpg
• http//www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/david
  /tennis_court_oath-400.jpg
• http//i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/armyyouhave/k
  ing_head.jpg
• http//nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Baker_00/2002-p4/
  baker_p4_12-01_sc_mr_db/images/gul.jpg