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treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. -
Call of the Estate General
Necker insisted that Louis XVI call together the Estates-General, a French congress that originated in the medieval period and consisted of three estates. -
Tennis court oath
the Third Estate, which represent commoners meet on the Jeu de Paume, an indoor tennis court, in defiance of King Louis XVI’s order to disperse. In these modest surroundings, they took a historic oath not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted. -
Storming of the Bastille
On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorship, and the event became one of the biggest moments in the Revolution. -
March on Versailles
in early october 1789 a large group of women marched to Versailles and they wanted to petition the king and his government to alleviate bread shortages. The October Days, as these events are known, and have brought a century of royal government at Versailles to an end. -
Execution of the King
after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Reign of Terror
the Revolutionary government decided to make Terror the order of the day and to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution. lead by French La Terreur -
Execution of Robespierre
he is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention.The day after his arrest, Robespierre and 21 of his followers were guillotined before a cheering mob in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Haitian Revolution
the Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now nation of Haiti. -
Coronation of Napoleon I
Emperor of the French. A national plebiscite was held to confirm this change in status. The doctored results – announced on November 6 – showed 3.6 million people in favour and 2,569 against. By this time, preparations for a lavish coronation were well underway. -
Battle of Waterloo
marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. -
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions -
Mexico Gains Independence
Eleven years after the outbreak of the Mexican War of Independence, Spanish Viceroy Juan de O’Donojú signs the Treaty of Córdoba, which approves a plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy.
