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Estates General Meeting
The Estates General Meeting had not met in 175 years, they were meeting because King Louis wanted to raise the taxes and the first and second estates could outvote the third estate, even though they only made up 3% of the population. The third estate wanted to try and change this, however, when the deputies from the third estate got there they were locked out. -
National Assembly Formed
When the deputies from the third estate are locked out of the meeting they decide to form the National Assembly. They choose to name it this because they are a true representation of France and its people. -
Tennis Court Oath declared
The new National Assembly meets on a tennis court because there is no other place and they swear on the Tennis Court Oath. In it they declare that they are not going to stop until the constitution is changed. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was a prison that also had gunpowder in it. On July 14th, the people attacked the Bastille and dismantled it brick by brick to make a statement to the government. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man Written
The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen is a text written by the National Assembly for the people. -
Legislative Assembly makes laws in France
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Legislative Assembly makes laws in France
The Legislative Assembly was the legislation during the revolution. It was made up of radicals, moderates, and conservatives. -
Execution of King Louis the XVI
As the revolution turned into the reign of terror, the King and Queen negotiating with Austria and try to escape. They are caught, and sentenced to death -
Committee of Public Safety governs France
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Committee of Public Safety governs France
The Committee of Public Safety was a group of twelve men lead by Robespierre. They governed with many executions and by using terror to get people to agree to their revolution. -
Dechristianization
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Dechristianization
The process of ending catholicism in France by taking extreme measures such as changing the calendar so people would forget which day was Sunday and renaming streets with "Saint" in the name. -
The Reign of Terror
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The Reign of Terror
A period of time when the constitution was suspended and anyone could be executed for disagreeing with the revolution in the slightest bit. -
Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
Robespierre led the revolution for many years using terror as his tactic. -
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The Directory controls France
The Directory was the interim government put into place at the end of the French Revolution. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Bouchot_-_Le_general_Bonaparte_au_Conseil_des_Cinq-Cents.jpg) -
Napoleon takes over in a coup d'etat
Napoleon illegally took over, but no one really opposed. -
Napoleon signs Concordat with Catholic Church
The Concordat was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII that made a separation between church and state. -
Napoleon creates the Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a comprehensive system of laws. Although there were uniform laws, it limited liberty and promoted order over individual rights. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
Napoleon crowned himself emperor in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He took the crown from the Pope and put it on his own head and voters supported him. -
Napoleon dies after he is banished to island of St. Helena
Napoleon kept conquering and got into a bad battle with the Russians. This lead him to be banished to an island, St. Helena, where he eventually died.
