Events of The French

Revolution
 Events of the French Revolution
The Louvre in Paris is creating a modern exhibit on the French Revolution a a
a museum has hired you to create a short display telling the story of events
that happened leading up the sentencing and execution of Louis XVI. This
will be done using Google Slides! Again, this is a modern exhibit and is meant
for audiences that have little to no background knowledge on the condition
that France was in or the Revolution itself. Therefore, make it easy to
understand and hit on the key points only.

Below are the events of the story that must be touched on. There are 8 items
below and there will be 8 slides on your Presentation. These are broad to
allow you to be creative in your story telling as long as you hit the important
parts. Include at least one image per slide.
Required Events
1. Financial Crisis- Bad Harvest
2. Meeting of Estates General - creation of National
Assembly
3. Tennis Court Oath
4. Storming the Bastille- Peasant Revolts
5. Declaration of the Rights of Man
6. March on Versailles- Royal Escape
7. War with Austria and Prussia - September Massacres
8. Sentencing and Death of Louis XVI
Resources
Major Events Reading

Timeline of Events

Textbook Link

Timeline of Events -2

List of Major Events

Financial Crisis- Bad Harvest

There was a lot of debt and

taxes caused by years of war,
and this primarily affected the
third estate. There were years
of bad harvest that followed,
leading to hunger and famine
among the common people.
Meeting of the Estates General - Creation of National
Assembly
The third estate wanted
more equality within the
voting system, and they were
angered about their lack of
influence. The commoners
broke away and began to
form National Assembly, to
handle their issues
independently.
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate members were
locked out of the chambers and
instead chose to meet next door
at the tennis court. At that
meeting, they promised to stick
together until a new constitution
was born, and they declared
themselves true France
representatives. They called
themselves the national assembly.
Storming the Bastille and Peasant
Revolt
Storming the Bastille and
the Peasant revolt was a
symbolic victory. The
Parisians overran Bastille
for guns and gunpowder. It
was a symbol of tyranny
and fortress. The peasants
revolted against oppressive
feudal structure.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of
Man was drafted by the National
Assembly in August 1789. This
document contained
enlightenment ideas, and
declared liberty, and equality.
They wanted a new social and
political order.
March on Versailles and Royal Escape
The march on
Versailles was led
by women who
demanded that the
king returned to
Paris. They were
fueled by lack of
food.
War with Austria and Prussia and September Massacres

Austria and Prussia

attacked parts of France
and the people of Paris
panicked. They executed
political prisoners because
they were afraid of the
invasion.
Sentencing and Execution of Louis
XVI
King Louis XIV faced
33 separate charges
after five weeks of
trial. He was found
guilty, and on January
21, he was beheaded.