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Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was Louis XVI finance minister and statesman.He was assigned to help the financial crisis in France but failed in the end. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a military officer who joined the continental army during the American Revolution. Also when Louis called the Assembly of the Notables he was one of the main people to call for a reform and a national assembly. -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI was born in the Palace of Versailles and was the king when the French Revolution started. He ultimately had no choice but to do whatever the revolutionists said but in the end he still got executed by guillotine because he tried to run out of France. -
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was Louis XVI wife and queen of France who was known for buying very expensive wigs and clothes. She also never really understood the struggles and poverty most of France faced. She was executed by Guillotine shortly after Louis. -
Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges was a women rights activist best known for her Declaration for rights to women and of the Female Citizen. She was one of the main people pushing for women's rights -
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was a main figure in the French revolution. Part of the Estates General, Constituent Assembly, and the Jacobin Club. He fought for voting rights of all men and change of the political structure. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military person that moved his way up the ranks very fast and eventually got to be the head of the French military and crowned himself the French Emperor and tried to take over Europe. -
Attack on the Bastille
The Attack on Bastille was the first real violent part of the revolution. The people in Paris were trying to get ready to fight the Kings troops he sent to Paris but they didn't have enough weapons or gunpowder so they hoped they would get some in Bastille which was a large prison in Paris. -
Calling of the Estates-General
King Louis XVI was very worried about the French Revolution and didn't know what to do so he called in the Estates-General which was a a group of people made up from the three estates. This group has not been called on by the King in generations so was a very big deal. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was taken on a tennis court by the third estate. They vowed to keep meeting no matter where they had to until there was a new constitution and things were fixed. -
Great Fear
The Great Fear happened in 1789 when there was a grain shortage and a lot of the people couldn't get bread or food which really kickstarted the more violent part of the revolution. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of time right after the first republic was made where 1 thousands were executed by Guillotine for not being within the rules of the a republic but mostly for showing signs of not supporting the revolution or wanting to have a monarchy. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Execution of Louis XVI happened in 1793 it was mainly because everyone thought he had betrayed them and the revolution by trying to run out of France and also came the idea that they wanted no trace of the king and his royal blood. -
The Directory is formed
The Directory was formed to make a new French Constitution with equal rights for all men and to change the way the country is ran. It took 4 years but was eventually complete. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon invaded Russia after he felt betrayed by the Russian Czar Alexander because he traded with Great Britain. The Russians knew they couldn't beat Napolean and his massive army head on so they used the scorched earth method. This method is when you fight for a bit then retreat and destroy all of the resources you left which means when its winter time Napoleons army started dying of starvation and freezing to death so he eventually had to retreat.