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Estates General Meeting
Where representatives of all three estates gathered to discuss the political and economical situations of France -
National Assembly Formed
The 3 Estate representatives who want revolution form their own group -
Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembly vows to keep meeting until they wrote a new constitution -
Storming of the Bastille
The people tear apart the Bastille, and it's symbolic of the first successful revolt against the king -
Declaration of Rights of Man Written
A new constitution is written with more fair and equal rights -
Legislative Assembly
Law making body with radicals, moderates, conservatives. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
Marked the beginning of the radical stage of the revolution -
Committee of Public Safety Governs France
12 people with Robespierre as the head ruled France during the Reign of Terror -
Dechristianization
Weakening of the Church through renaming streets and changing the calendar, and other vandals. -
The Reign of Terror
Where anyone suspected of not supporting the Republic was killed. -
Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
The end of the Reign of Terror and the radical stage of the revolution. -
The Directory
"Placeholder" government that ruled France and consisted of five people -
Napoleon Takes Over in a Coup d’Etat
Napoleon returns from Egypt and uses troops to drive out most of the national legislative. He dissolves the Directory and becomes the first consul (out of three) and gains powers similar to a dictator. -
Napoleon Signs Concordat with Catholic Church
Napoleon and Pope Pius VII agree to have the Church reinstated as long as it has no control in national affairs. -
Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor of France
Napoleon decides the make himself emperor and the French voters supported him, and he becomes more powerful than the Church (the traditional crowned rulers of France). -
Napoleon Creates the Napoleonic Code
Napoleon created an uniform system of laws that limited liberty and promoted order and authority over individual rights (freedom of speech and press was restricted). -
Napoleon Death
After he is banished to island of St. Helena, Napoleon dies.
