French revolution

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  • Louis XVI crowned king of france

  • calling of the estates general

    A general assembly representing the first estate was the clergy , the second estate was the nobles, and the 3rd estate was everybody else. The calling of the estates general was to solve all the problems that was occuring in france.

  • formation of the national assembly

    the national assembly was formed by representatives of the third estate. the national assembly started taking control over France and started changing things

  • The Tennis court oath

    The 3rd estate met in a indoor tennis court after getting kicked out the meeting.They took a historic oath not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted

  • attack on the Bastille

    the bastille was a prison that held weapons so it was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. the mob demanded for gun powder.

  • Great fear

    fear the rumors of an aristocrat plot to starve the peasant and town people. The fear full peasants armed their selves for self defense

  • french women force Louis XVI to leave Versailles

    this event was also known as the October march. The women was rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread.

  • Declaration of war aganist Austria

    The french national assembly dident like Austria because they was trynna help the king and queen. When the national assembly killed the king and queen austria wanted war

  • The National Convention

    the national convention governed france during the French revolution. It founded the first republic during the french revolution.

  • Louis XVI is executed

    Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine convicted by the French national convention. He was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers.

  • reign of terror

    Occurred during the French revolution . rival political factions the Girondins and the Jacobins.

  • the thermidorian reaction

  • The Directory is formed

    the directory was the government during the French revolution. It lasted from November 1795 – until 1799 .

  • Napoleon takes power

    when napoleon took power it was marked as an end of the French revolution .Napoleon was proclaimed as first consul with full executive powers

  • Napoleon invades Russia

    also known as the patriotic war of 1812. Napoleon hoped to compel Tsar of russia to cease trading with british merchants.