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French Revolution
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Convening the Estates General
King Louis XVI brought the Estates General together in order to find soulutions for the financial problems of France. This led to the National Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembly went to Versailles but found all of the meeting rooms locked. They immediately went into an indoor tennis court and swore they wouldn't leave until a new constitution was written. -
Storming of the Bastille
The National Assembly needed ammunition and gunpowder to defend themselves. They knew that what they needed was at the Bastille so they killed the guards and looted the prison. -
The Great Fear
There was great unrest in the countryside of France. The peasants had trouble dealing with the increases in the price of bread. The peasants thought that they should strike the nobles first, before the nobles can do more harm to them. This resulted in many manor houses being looted and burned down. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This bill was passed by the National Assembly. It guarenteed rights such as, " Men are born and remain free and equal in rights." -
Womens March to Versailles
The women tired of the increases in the price of bread got together and marched to Versailles. They demanded that the king provided them with grain. A few protesters found an unguarded gate to the palace and charged in. They demanded the head of the queen. The protesters killed several guards and put their heads on pikes. -
Louis and Marie's Flight to Varennes
Louis and Marie's Flight to Varennes was a failed attempt to escape from Paris. They were caught in a small town called Varennes. This only increased the people's hostility towards the king. -
French Constitution of 1791
This document was reluctantly signed by King Louis XVI. It takes away most of his power. -
The Brunswick Manifesto
The Brunswick Manifesto was a proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. He threatened that if the royal family was harmed, he would destroy the city of Paris. -
National Convention
The National Convention followed the National Assembly. It was succeeded by the Directory. Robespierre was a member of the original National Convention. -
Reign of Terror
The Terror was a period of the French Revolution. It was when there were over 16,000 people that were killed by the guillotine alone. Robespierre was a protagonist of the The Terror. -
Directory
The Directory replaced the National Convention. It is followed by the French Consulate with Napoleon as the first consul. -
Napoleon Takes Over
Napoleon become a part of the French Consulate. He becomes the first consul. -
Concordat of 1801
This was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII. It restored some power to the church. -
Louisiana Purchase
This was the deal where the French sold 828,000 square miles of land to the U.S. for 15 million dollars. This was less than 3 cents an acre. -
Napoleonic Code
This was a French civil code established by Napoleon. This code took away privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and gave jobs to the most qualified. -
Napoleon Becomes Emperor
Napoleon increased his power from a consul of France, to the emperor. He becomes a new world power. -
Battle of Trafalgar
This battle was a decisve British Naval victory. Horatio Nelson led the British navy destroying 33 French and Spanish ships. -
Continental System
The Continental System was a large embargo against British trade. The main problem in the Continental Plan was that Britain still had naval dominance, this meant that Napoleon could only enforce his law on land. -
Peninsular War
This was a war where France fought against the allied force of Spain, Portugal, and Britain.This war was lost by the French. -
Invasion of Russia
This is considered one of the greatest mistakes in all of history. about half a million French soldiers marched through Russia winning several small battles. Around 380,000 soldiers fighting for France were killed. Napoleons reputation was nearly destroyed. -
Napoleon's Exile to Elba
After Napoleon's failures, he was exiled to the island of Elba. He was treated nothing like a prisoner. He could still be callled the Emperor of Elba and had many guards and staff with him. He managed to escape back to France with a small army. -
The Battle of Waterloo
This was a battle with an Imperial French Army led by Emperor Napoleon. The battle was the French against the British, Germans, Belgians, Dutch and Prussians. It resulted as Napoleon's final loss. -
Exile to St. Helena
After Napoleons final loss at Waterloo, France wasn't going to give him another chance. He was imprisoned and sent to St. Helena. It was half the size of Elba. He remained at St. Helena until his death.
