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 Flight to Varennes

    The Flight to Varennes
    The Flight to Varennes was an event where King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family tried to escape the revolution by fleeing France on the night of the 20th of June 1791.
  • 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 Women's March on Versailles

    The Women's March on Versailles
    Also known as the October March, the Women's March on Versailles was where revolutionary agitators ransacked and committed violent acts against the Palace of Versailles.
  • 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 War in the Vendée

    The War in the Vendée was a violent counter-revolution led by those who were against the revolution in the Vendée regions of France.
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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.
  • The Thermidorian Reaction

    The Thermidorian Reaction
    The Thermidorian Reaction was a parliamentary revolt initiated on July 27th, 1794. This ultimately resulted in the fall of Maximilian Robespierre.
  • The Execution of Maximilien Robespierre

    The Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
    The day that the leader of the Reign of Terror, Maximilian Robespierre was executed. He was executed because the people realized that he was becoming a tyrant.
  • 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.