French Revolution

  • Meeting of the Estates General

    When King Louis gathered the estates to solve financial problems in france. The 3rd Estate disagreed and started a revolution.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    When the National Assembly not to separate and reassemble whenever convenient.
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    Bastille was a symbol of authority destroyed to cause change.
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    A document holding the rights and freedoms of individuals that is universally important
  • Women´s March on Versailles

    Women of the marketplaces rioting the price of bread.
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    Reign of Terror

    A period of violence in France with over 16,000 executed.
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    The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire

    rose to power in the military quickly then some how became the leader of france.
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    The Congress of Vienna

    A conference in Vienna lead by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich to balance powers in europe
  • Napoleon's Empire Collapses

    neighboring countries defeated france and napoleon was sent to an island