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French Revolution
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Louis XVI is crowned
King Louis the 15th was crowned at the age of 19 with a big task on his hands to get France out of debt. He also had to fight against the revolt of the Monarchy. -
The Declaration of Independence
The US Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 by US colonist fighting back against British rule and claiming their freedom. The Declaration of Independence use some of John Locke's writing. -
Napoleon went to a French military school
Napoleon graduated from the academy in 1785. He soon after became the lieutenant in an artillery regiment of the French army. This was basically the beginning of his excellent military career. -
The publication of the Leviathan by Hobbes
The Leviathan is a book that was originally published in 1652 that talked about how man without a ruler are chaotic and dangerous. It mentions that for there to be peace among men that someone must have power so Social Contracts are needed. The book didn't really have an impact until the Revolution began in 1789 -
Tennis Court Oath
A meeting of the Third estate discussing the French constitution and how poorly the Third estate is treated. The people wanted the people to have more power and this event was a key component to the French Revolution. -
Storming of the Bastille
The people supporting the revolution attacked Bastille in search of gunpowder for the guns they had previously stolen. They killed the guard at the front gate that tried to negotiate. They put his head on a pike after killing him. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. This was mainly written by the Third Estate because they felt they were poorly treated. -
Women’s March on Versailles
Women marched to the king and queens palace in Versailles to demand either bread or the queens head. They marched from Paris to confront the palace and kill the guards that tried to stop them. They threw the people they killed heads on pikes and did their make up and gave them wigs. -
Napoleon part of Jacobins
Napoleon was largely on leave from the military and home in Corsica, where he became affiliated with the Jacobins, a pro-democracy political group. In 1793, following a clash with the nationalist Corsican governor, Pasquale Paoli, the Bonaparte family fled their native island for mainland France, where Napoleon returned to military duty. Napoleon also became associated with Augustine Robespierre, Maximilian's brother. -
Formation of the National Convention
The National Convention was the first government of the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly. Created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. -
Execution of Louis XVI
The execution King Louis the 16th was said to make sure there was no chance a monarchy would return in France. He was executed by guillotine after being trialed for treason. -
The murder of Marat
He was murdered my Charlotte Corday in 1793. Marat was very unsuspecting of being murdered because he thought Corday admired him. She later was trialed for murder and she was executed. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre had a very strong influence on the revolution and became one of the main leaders of France a little before and during the Terror. During his last year serving he had been very harsh and was executing a lot of people which later he ended up being executed himself along with supporters of his. -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon sold France’s Louisiana Territory in North America to the newly independent United States for $15 million. This later became the Louisiana Purchase. -
Napoleon is crowned
In Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the crown that the 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed on his own head. -
Battle of Austerlitz
In the battle his army defeated the Austrians and Russians.The victory resulted in the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine. -
Napoleon Downfall
In his mid-40s, was forced to abdicate the throne. With the Treaty of Fontainebleau, he was exiled to Elba, a Mediterranean island off the coast of Italy.He was given sovereignty over the small island, while his wife and son went to Austria.
