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Accession of Louis XVI
Louis XVI was a very milquetoast king of France. Tried to tax the nobility to improve the French economy and failed. He tried to leave the country during the revolution, got caught and executed. -
American declaration of independence
America declared independence from Britain. Soon after fought the revolutionary war with the British and whitened the U.S. constitution. The revolution is a inspirational factor for the French revolution. -
Meeting of the estate generals
King Louis XVI called in the meeting because the government was having financial problems. Each state will vote on decision on the problem and each estate gets 1 vote. With first and second estate combine to create about 2-4 percent of the population, the 3rd estate with 98 percent of the population still only got 1 vote. -
Sans-culottes
Common people of France during the late 18th century. Many became military leaders/generals and revolted due to the poor and harsh living conditions of the common people. -
National Assembly
A form of revolutionary assembly that is composed of people from the 3rd estate. Important aspect of the French Revolution, protested the king to make economic reforms so people of the 3rd estate will at least have enough food to eat. -
Tennis court of oath
Place where the National Assembly meet and assembled. They got locked out by the king so they found a new place to assemble. they vowed on not to separate until the constitution of the kingdom is established. -
Storming of the Bastille
Bastille was a castle built in late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years War. This event is an attack on the castle and signaled the start of the French Revolution. Attackers seek for gunpowders and weapons. -
Declaration of the rights of man and citizens adopted
Adopted by the National Assembly during the period of French Revolution. It is the first step for France to reform and the start of constitutionalism. -
Women’s March on Versailles
One of the earliest and most significant event during the French Revolution. 7000 working class women marched to protest due to the conditions of the working class people, and people can't afford bread and struggling to live. -
Declaration of Pillnitz
Statement issued by the ruler of Austria and Prussia. It jointed the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia against the French Revolution. -
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Book written by Mary Wollstonecraft that focus on Women's Rights. Society should give women equal opportunities to education to show their usefulness in society. -
Paris Commune
Established government right after the storming of Bastille.created in1792 and replaced in 1792. -
September Massacres
Lasted from September 2 to September 7, 1792. More than 1000 prisoners were killed in 20 hours. -
Creation of the Republic
The first republic of French, officially the French Republic. Lasted until the first declaration of the empire in 1804. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI tried to leave the country during the French Revolution. Got caught and executed. -
Committee of Public Safety
Formed an executive government in France(De Facto) during the Reign of terror, a stage of the French revolution. formed to protect France against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the government. -
Jacobins vs. Girondins
Girondins fought for the king during the French Revolution. The Jacobins argued that the king should be executed to assure the success of the revolution. -
Reign of Terror/Robespierre
Period during the French Revolution after the first republic. A period which multiple massacres and public executions occurred. -
Marie Antoinette executed
After she was imprisoned for months, Marie was found to be guilty of treason and executed publicly. She was overthrown bt French revolutionaries. -
Thermidorian Reaction
Started when Robespierre was over thrown and ending the terror. Thermidorian reaction is a period between the ousting of Maximilien Robespierre on 9 Thermidor II, or 27 July 1794, to the inauguration of the French Directory on 1 November 1795. -
Robespierre executed
A figure of the French Revolution, and a member of the constituent assembly. Executed because people are tired of the terror and he was executed along with many other of his followers. -
War of the 2nd Coalition
Second war on revolutionary France by most of the European monarchies. Tried to contain the the expansion of the French Republic and to restore monarch in France. -
Coup d’etat
Brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in the view of most historians ended the French Revolution. Later starting the Napoleon era. -
Concordat of 1801
Agreement between Napoleon and pope Pius VII. Declared that Roman Catholic is the majority religion of France. -
Napoleonic Code
Made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children. All male citizens were also granted equal rights under the law and the right to religious dissent, but colonial slavery was reintroduced. -
Confederation of the Rhine
Confederation of client states of the First French Empire. It was formed initially from sixteen German states by Napoleon after he defeated Austria and Russia at the Battle of Austerlitz. -
Continental System
Blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce. His blockade stretched French forces too thin, and ultimately provoked his calamitous invasion of Russia in 1812. -
Treaty of Tilsit
Two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland. Russia and Prussia were to join the Continental System, the blockade intended to destroy Britain's commerce, by closing their ports to British ships and neutral ships engaged in British trade. -
Russian Campaign
One of the greatest disaster of Napoleon's military reign. Estimated only about 22,000 of Napoleon's men survived the Russian campaign, more than 380,000 soldiers killed. -
Waterloo
Battle fought in a town called Waterloo. Marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century.
