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The three estates meet to discuss the financial crisis in France at that time.
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Members of the Third Estate that were invitees of the Estates General Meeting decide to call themselves the National Assembly because they represent 95% of the population.
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Members of the Third Estate were supposed to go to the Estates General Meeting, but were locked out by the other Estates. They moved their Meeting to the tennis Court next door and swore that they would make a new constitution.
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Members of the third estate tore down the Bastille, a prison in France, and it symbolized the tearing down of the Old Regime.
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The Third Estate came up with a declaration that stated all people were equal and that France would not use a monarchy anymore. It demanded the end of tierney, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and much more.
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King Louis was killed at the guillotine because he attempted to flee France at a time of crisis.
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After the Legislative Assembly dissolved itself in December, 1792, the Committee of Public Safety ruled France from April, 1793 to 1795.
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The Reign of Terror took place in France from September, 1793 to July, 1794. It was a time when anyone suspected of pro-counterrevolution thoughts would be executed. Its purpose was to scare the people of speaking out against Robespierre and the revolution.
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It took place between September, 1793 and July, 1794, during the Reign of Terror. It was a time when Robespierre urged the people of France to rely less and less on the Catholic Church. The Gregorian calendar was replaced by the French Republican Calendar and many other social reforms happened.
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The Reign of Terror was the main thing that led to his execution. People started to think his power was getting out of hand and that he must be stopped.
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The Directory was a group of five men who held the executive power in France from 1795-1799
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Napoleon Bonaparte took over as consul of France and ended the French Revolution.
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Napoleon made a deal with the church that brought christianity back into France in exchange for the Church's properties of land.
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The Napoloenic Code is the French civil code that was established and implemented under Napoleon's rule in 1804.
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Napoleon crowned himself the emperor of France. This showed that Napoleon was above the Church in terms of power.
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Napoleon Bonaparte finally meets his death on the Island of St. Helena during May, 1821.
