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Tennis Court Oath
An Oath signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate. After being locked out of a meeting of the Estates General, these member made another conference inside a tennis court located in the Saint-Louis district of Versailles. -
Fall of Bastille
Parisians mob outraged by the king stormed the walls of Bastille, a French prison, and destroyed it. This marked a great triumph of the revolutionaries. -
Great Fear
Grain shortages caused many people of the Third Estate to panic. The grain supplies were now being guarded by local militias. The fear of a peasant revolt caused the abolishment of feudalism. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Declared that all men were born free and remain free. It also, included equal rights to all men. -
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French Rode To Freedom
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Women March on Versailles
Due to high bread prices, 60,000 women marched to Versailles demanding bread from the King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. When they didn’t answer, the women broke into the palace and killed two guards. The king and Queen were marched by the anger mob to Paris. -
Civil Constitution of Clergy
The National Assembly passed this act that allowed the chruch to be controled by the state. Citizens could elect bishops and priest. -
The Royal Escape
King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the royal family tried to escape the revolutionaries. They wanted to rebuild an army to defeat the Jacobins in France. This was unsuccessful, the King and the royal family were spotted in Vainness. The King came back as a traitor. -
Declaration of Pillnitz
This stated that if Louis XVI of France was threatened the Europeans Powers had to intervene. The Declaration was intended to serve as a warning to the revolutionaries. -
Constitution of 1791
The first written constitution of France established a limited monarchy instead of the absolute monarchy. The King and Monarchs made up the executive branch and the National Convention made up the legislative body. -
National Covention
Established in September 1795 to october 1795. It was the excutive government of the French Frist Republic. -
Excution of a Monarch
Louis XVI was convicted of being a traitor and sentenced to death. He was beheaded on Jan.
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Reign of Terror
This was a period of violent outbrust due to political differences. Many people were sentenced to death without any any trails. -
Consitution of 1795
This established the Directory and ended the French Revolution. It also, began the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. -
The Directory
From 1795 to 1799, five members, directors held executive power. -
Napoleon becomes Consulate
As the Directory dissovled, they appointed Napoleon as one of the three Consuls to run the republic. -
Concordat of 1801
Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Puis VII agree on re-establishing the Catholic Church in France. The church remains under state control. This helped gain Napoleon support amongst the peasants. -
Corobation of an Emperor
Napoleon invites the Pope to Notre Dome Cathedral in Paris, where he has a huge ceremony. During the ceremony and in front of thousands of people, he takes the Pope's Crown and places it on his own head. Napoleon declares himself Emperor. -
Battle of Trafalgar
An over sea battle between British Royal Navy and combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy. British Royal Navy showed their superior fleet and defeated the French forces. -
Battle of Austerlitz
Lead by Napoleon, the French army succesfully defeated the Third Coalition. -
Invasion of Spain
Napoleon wanted to invade Portugal through Spain. The Spanish rioted against the French invasion. Napoleon overthrew the Spanich king and replaced him with his brother. With guerrilla war tactis the Spainards succefully won back their land. -
Invasion of Russia
After Russia disobedience, Napoleon decided to invade Russia. Napoleon brought 500,000 solider with him. He faced great lost when Russia’s tactics, burning as you retreat, seemed too harsh. He turned back in the fall with only 10,000 men. -
Exile To Elba
Due to an invasion by the Russians and Prussians on the weakened France, Napoleon was defeated and exiled to the island of Elba. -
A Hundred Days
Napoleon regained power after escaping from Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
France forces lead by Napoleon Bonaparte and Michael Ney were defeated by Seventh Coalition and Prussia Amy near Waterloo, Belgium. This marked the end of the tyrant rule of Napoleon. -
Congress of Vienna
Settled the conflicts that arose from the French revolution. Re-drew the bounders of the French.
