French Revolution

  • Estates General Meeting

    Estates General Meeting
    A meeting that hadn't met in 175 years but met to discuss Estates issues but the Third Estate ended up getting locked out
  • National Assembly Formed

    National Assembly Formed
    A group formed by the representatives of the third estates to better help represent the majority of france.
  • Tennis Court Oath declared

    Tennis Court Oath declared
    An oath that the National Assembly takes to never stop meeting until they get a new constitution.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    A prison of that houses gun powder is stormed in by third estate people and broken down brick by brick
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man Written

    Declaration of the Rights of Man Written
    A declaration written by the National Assembly that seized power from the king that declared equal rights for all men and freedom of press.
  • Legislative Assembly makes laws in France

    Legislative Assembly makes laws in France
    The Legislative Assembly of France begins to pass laws that change the order of France
  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    Execution of King Louis XVI
    King Louis XVI is killed through the Guillotine after a ruling deems him guilty
  • Committee of Public Safety governs France

    Committee of Public Safety governs France
    The Committee of Public Safety led mainly by Robespierre controls the safety of the revolution during its reign
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    The Reign of Terror

    A period of time in which anyone who expressed slight opposition to the revolution was executed
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    Dechristinization

    A period of time in which all symbols of Christianity were destroyed and a new calendar was created
  • Execution of Maximilien Robespierre

    Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
    When Robespierre, an important revolutionary leader was executed after he was deemed guilty and people thought he thought he was god
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    The Directory controls France

    A period of time in which a temporary government was set up after the revolution that kept peace in France
  • Napoleon signs Concordat with Catholic Church

    Napoleon signs Concordat with Catholic Church
    A contract that reduced the power of the church in France
  • Napoleon creates the Napoleonic Code

    Napoleon creates the Napoleonic Code
    When Napoleon created a set of rules that opposed and supported revoutionary ideas.
  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France

    Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France
    Napoleon crowns himself ruler of France as the emperor
  • Napoleon dies after he is banished to island of St. Helena

    Napoleon dies after he is banished to island of St. Helena
    Napoleon is forced to stay on this island and dies there