French Revolution

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    The American Revolution

    The American Revolution was a colonial revolt between the American and the British.The Americans were able to win independence from Great Britain, thus becoming the United States of America.

  • The Royal treasury is empty

    The Royal French Treasury is declared empty. The Parlement of Paris, which is assembly of nobles refuses to lend the Crown more money.

  • Riots in Paris

    There are riots in Paris by workers from the Reveillon wallpaper factory, which kills 25 workers.

  • The Estates-General

    The Estates-General represented the three French estates. It was summoned by the king during times of war and crisis. The role of the Estates-General was to support and advise the king, although they had no legislative power.

  • The Declaration of the rights of man and citizen

    The Declaration of the rights of man and citizen was a declaration that was adopted by the National Assembly between the 20th August to the 26th August. It has 17 articles that detail the basic rights of a citizen, of which inspired the French Revolution.

  • The Tennis Court Oath

    The deputies of the Third Estate, the commoners, formed a National Assembly on 17th June. When they were locked out of their usual meeting room on the 20th June, the National Assembly moved to the nearby tennis court. The Tennis Court Oath was formed on that tennis court, which was an oath to never separate until a written constitution was established by the King.

  • The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

    The Constitution civile du clergé was a law that was passed during the french revolution. It made the Catholic Church into a state religion, limiting the Church’s political influence.

  • The Fête de la Fédération

    The Festival of the Federation was a huge holiday festival held throughout France in honour of the French Revolution.

  • Résignation of Jacques Necker

    He was a banker of Genevan origin who became a French statesman and finance minister for Louis XVI. Necker made the country’s budget public when it was always kept secret during the absolute monarchy.

  • The fleeing of the royal family

    King Louis XVI, attempted to escape to Austria. However, they were recognised during their journey and they were returned to France.

  • France’s First Constitution

    The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime collapsed.
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    The French Revolutionary Wars

    The French Revolutionary Wars are split into two periods: the War of the First Coalition (1792-1797) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802). After the decade, France had conquered many territories, from Europe to North America.
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    Wars of Vendee

    Counterrevolutionary revolts in the west of France, which was a very religious and poor area. It severely threatened the revolution, which had suffered a military defeat at Neerwinden.

  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    Convicted of treason by conspiring with foreign powers and was executed a day after his trial, thereby preventing the monarchy from being restored to power.

  • Committee on Public Safety takes control of government

    Was the de facto executive government during the reign of terror. Role was to protect the republic from invasion and internal rebellion.

  • The Reign of Terror

    16,000 were guillotined and more were executed if they were considered an enemy to to the republic. In 1794, after the French army was very successful in defeating their enemies, the terror was deemed no longer necessary. However, the terror was continued in order to rid France of anyone who was corrupt.

  • Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette was executed for treason, 9 months after her husband.

  • Execution of Robespierre

    Robespierre was guillotined without trial for corruption due to the extreme measures he took to ensure the revolution’s success throughout the reign of terror.

  • The Constitution of III

    The constitution of 1795 established a liberal republic based on the payment of taxes and a five man directory chosen by legislature. This allowed the central government to retain great power. It was adopted on 22 August 1795 and approved on September 6

  • Inauguration of the directory

    The Directory was the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799.
    The inauguration of the Directory was on November 1795

  • Conspiracy of the equals

    a failed coup organised by Gracchus Babeuf whose aim was to overthrow the Directory and replace it with a egalitarian and proto - socialist republic.

  • Victory for the French Campaign

    a key victory in the French Campaign in Italy leading to the surrender of the last Austrian forces in Italy.
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    The Egypt Campaign

    Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests, weaken Britain's access to British India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region.

  • Overthrowing of the Directory

    On 9 November 1799 the diretory as overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the French Consulate.