French Revolution

By Caranoel5

  • France is in debt

    France is in debt, King Louis XVI tries to tax the Second Estate but the nobles refuse to pay

  • Estates General

    King Louis XVI calls for the Estates General to meet the following spring after the rough winter

  • National Assembly

    The Third Estate proclaims themselves the National Assembly; National Assembly swears the Tennis Oath

  • Bastille

    Bastille
    BastilleThe Storming of the Bastille

  • The Declaration

    National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man of the Citizen

  • Meeting of Estates General

    Meeting of Estates General
    Estates General(Spring) First time the Estates General meets in about 175 years

  • Revolution

    Revolution
    The French Revolution BeginsThe French Revolution begins

  • The King fleds from Paris

    The King fleds from Paris
    the king fleeing to ParisKing Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette flee Paris in disguises, but are caught

  • Austria and Prussia

    Austria and Prussia issuse a declaration warning against harming the French monarchs and hint that any such action would provoke war

  • France is a republic

    National Convention decalares that France will be a republic and not a constitutional monarchy

  • King Louis XVI is killed

    King Louis XVI is killed
    Louis is deadKing Louis XVI executed by guillotine

  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror
    Reign of TerrorThe Reign of Terror is unleased by the Committee of Public Safety; led by Maximilien Robespierre.

  • Robespierre is dead

    Robespierre is dead
    Robespierre is deadRobespierre and his followers are executed; The Reign of Terror Ends

  • Napoleon faces off with Royalists

    Napoleon faced off against a mob of royalists trying to regain power in Paris

  • New Constitution

    National Convention writes a more restrictive constitution; only male property owners could vote

  • Revolution Ends

    Revolution Ends
    Celebrating the endThe French Revolution Ends

  • Napolian is in Charge

    Napolian is in Charge
    NapoleonNapoleon takes control of the French government

  • The Louisiana Territory

    Napoleon sells the Louisiana Territory in the North America to the United States

  • Napoleon is Emperor

    Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France after a plebiscite

  • Napoleon invades Spain and Portugal

    Napoleon invades Spain and Portugal; the king of Spain goes to prison and the king of Portugal flees to Brazil

  • Napoleon defeated in Lepizeg

    Napoleon defeated in Lepizeg

  • Napoleon is forced to surrender

    Allies enter Paris in triump and force Napoleon to surrender and is exiled to Elba

  • Napoleon is defeated

    Allied forces defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo

  • Napoleon exiles to St. Helena

    Napoleon exiles to St. Helena
    napoleon exiles to St. HelenaNapoleon exiles to St. Helena in the South Atlantic

  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies in exile