1774-1789 Flashcards
1775
American war of independence
1774
Louis crowned king
1778
War against Britain
1783
America defeats Britain
1785
Diamond necklace affair
February 1787
Assembly of notables meet
April 1787
Louis dismisses Calonne and brings in Brienne
August 1787
Louis dismisses political clubs
June 7th 1788
Day of tiles
1788
Brienne resigns
November/December 1788
Assembly of notables
April 27th 1789
Reveillon riots in Paris
May 5th 1789
Estates general meets
June 17th 1789
Third estate becomes National Assembly
June 20th 1789
Tennis court oath
July 11th 1789
Necker dismissed
July 14th 1789
The storming of the Bastille
1789 July 17th
The great fear in the countryside
August 26th 1789
Declaration of the rights of man
October 5th and 6th
October days
November 2nd
Church property nationalised