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Palace of Versailles built
The palace of Versailles was the personal household of a king. It was also the chiefs office of the state where Louis could keep an eye on them. -
King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
He wanted to expand the capital. He also moved it because he needed to escape the turmoil that Paris was subjected to. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
When Napoleon was emperor he was put through many different situation and many different scenarios that had lead him to being exiled -
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI marries Marie Antoinette to find hope that their marriage would strengthen it's alliance with Austria. -
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The French Revolution
The french revolution occurred by the monarchy and many different poor economic policies -
Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath was when the 3rd estate gathered around and drawled up a new constitution -
Bastille is Stormed
The Bastille (known as a prison on the east side of Paris) was attacked and mobbed by a bunch of angry and aggressive people. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
This is when they voted to end their privileges and created new reforms. The people were afraid that the new reforms were stop and that the king would dissolve the National Assembly -
Women's March on Versailles
This is when a big group of women that were on the March to Versailles demanding that they wanted bread -
King Louis is executed XVI
King Louis was executed by the Guillotine, he didn't like paying attention to his advisors and governing -
The Reign of Terror
The goal of the Reign of Terror was to eliminate the resistance to the revolution, their were a series of accusations, trials and executions. -
Napoleon launches a Coup d'Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory
During this event Napoleon drew together an alliance with a different number of strong political figures -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
This code recognizes that all the men were equal before law, They also recognized that their is guaranteed freedom of religion and also the person's right to work in any occupation -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
When Napoleon crowned himself emperor he was showing that he would not allow anyone to control him. He also wanted to show strength and and reassurance to his alliance. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
This is when Russia was defeated a took a major loss. This put Everyone ahead of them and made them not succeed -
When Napoleon was exiled
The European government had exiled Napoleon and he had went to the Island of Elba -
The Battle of Waterloo
The battle was the final defeat of Napoleon. Napoleon's troops were getting tired and were starting to shut down. They were losing the battle and they final just proceeded to lose.
