Carson Jones: Unit 3 French Revolution Timeline

  • The Estates-General Meeting

    The Estates-General Meeting
    An assembly of the three estates, they had conversations on how taxes worked in the country and other political issues that should be reformed in the country.
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    The French Revolution

    A series of wars and protests from the third estate and reformation enthusiasts against the French government's political structure.
  • The Tennis Court Oath

    The Tennis Court Oath
    When the people of the Third Estate gathered in a tennis court and refused to leave until King Louis XVI was no longer king.
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille
    When the Parisians finally had enough and stormed the fortress of Bastille as a threat to King Louis XVI
  • The Great Fear

    The Great Fear
    A wave of panic that swept through the French countryside in attempt undermine the budding of the French Revolution.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    A declaration that outlined fundamental rights of the people. RIghts like the right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression, establishing the principle of equality before the law.
  • The execution of King Louis XVI

    The execution of King Louis XVI
    The day that the French people executed King Louis XVI by the guillotine.
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    The Reign of Terror

    A period of violence during the French Revolution where many people who were suspected to be against the Revolution were executed by a guillotine.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte’s Coup d’etat

    Napoleon Bonaparte’s Coup d’etat
    The establishment of Napoleon Bonaparte as the First Consul, overthrowing the Directory.
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    The First Empire (Napoleon)

    A colonial Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon constantly conquered surrounding European countries and expanded France's borders.
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    The Congress of Vienna

    The meetings between Europe's countries in order to restore order, power, and France's borders after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    The Battle of Waterloo was Napoleon's final battle before his army was destroyed.