FRENCH

REVOLUTION
MANDI KOHL
TIMELINE
FACTS

 Prior to the beginning of the French Revolution peasants were so poor and the cost of food so high that many
starved to death.
 A person could not work to become wealthy - it could only happen by birth.
 France celebrates its Independence Day on July 14th each year with a parade, followed by many other events and
festivities such as dances, concerts and parties around the country.
 King Louis XVI was beheaded on January 12th, 1793 because he had conspired with Austria and Prussia, enemies
of France at the time.
 resulted in the freeing of 10,000 African slaves.
 It is estimated that as many as 40,000 people were executed at The Guillotine during the French Revolution