French revolution

Estates general meeting

Jun 13, 1789

The estates general meeting was a meeting called by King Louis XIV to try and solve the problems of the country. It wasn't fair because the third estate which most of the country was in only made up 1/3 of the representatives.

National assembly

Jun 17, 1789

When the third estate was locked out of the estates general meeting they all met together on a tennis court near by and called them selves the national assembly basically the true voice of france.

Tennis court oath

Jun 17, 1789

While the national assembly was at the tennis court they all took an oath to fight or protest for change in the country.

Declaration of rights of man

Jul 13, 1789

The declaration of rights of man was a constitution like document which was written to represent the rights of all people by the national assembly.

Storming of the bastille

Jul 14, 1789

The Bastille was a place where the king made people "disappear" and it also had gunpowder for the revolution. They ended up tearing the bastille brick by brick which was a very symbolic and a turning point in the revolution.

Legislative Assembly makes Laws in France

May 13, 1791

The legislative assembly was made up of the revolutionaries and during this time they began to make laws which shows how they were holding a lot of the power at the time.

Execution of Louis XIV

Jan 13, 1793

He brought this upon himself by trying to flee the country. Robespierre was the leader of this saying that the king must die for the revolution to live and it started the use of guillotine.

Committee of public saftey

Apr 13, 1793

This is a kind of ironic name for them because to protect people they murdered thousands most of the time without evidence.

The reign of terror

Sep 13, 1793

The reign of terror was a part the french revolution where many people were murdered with little to know evidence and this was too scare all those against the revolution straight.

dechristianization

Mar 13, 1794

This movement was led more by the radicals who were anti church and they executed many priest as well as making lots of art which made the church look bad.

Execution of Robespierre

Jul 13, 1794

This execution signified the end of the reign of terror and it was really caused by robespierre losing his grasp on realty and basically trying to make himself a god

Directory takes over

May 13, 1795

The directory was a group of people that controlled France for a 5 year period basically trying to hold the country together.

Napoleon takes over

Mar 13, 1799

Napoleon takes over by somewhat force however many accepted him as their leader. He becomes the emperor of france with complete power.

Concordat

Oct 13, 1801

The concordat reinstated the Catholic church and restores some of its influence however it didn't bring the church back to the level of power it had before the revolution

Napoleon crowns himself emperor

Oct 13, 1804

By this point napoleon had been in in power for a couple years and people were more pleased with him then those before so he was accepted without much drama

napoleonic code

Nov 13, 1804

Napoleonic code was the laws that napoleon made some of which were good while others limited peoples rights.

Napoleon dies after being banisheshed

Oct 13, 1821

Napoleon did a couple good things as emperor but he also made many mistakes like attacking almost all of the bordering countries so he was banished from france