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Louis XVI crowned king of France
King louis was crowned king for about 40 years, and was the last king before the French Revolution. He drove the 3rd estate crazy due to all his unfair laws which led to them rebelling and the start of the French Revolution. -
American Revolution Begins
The American Revolution is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government -
Calling of the Estates General
King louis xvi calls meeting of Estates General because he wants to tax first and second estate. He made the representation of the votes unfair, making it one vote per estate, which led to the third estate walking out and rebelling. -
Attack of the bastille
The third estate starts running the country and revolting towards the first and second Estate. The nobles were forced to give up their privileges. -
French Women force Lois XVI to leave Versailles
A crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians, including some men, and marched toward Versailles, arriving soaking wet from the rain, It was the last time the King saw Versailles -
National Convention is Formed
The National Convention was revolutionary France’s third attempt at a national legislature. The national convention was an assembly that governed France from 1792 to 1795, during critical times of France. -
Lois XVI is executed
King Louis XVI was very unfair and the people of France grew tired of it. The third estate took charge but the king was secretly writing letters to foreign countries telling them to invade France. This led to a war with Austria which led to both Maria and Louis being executed. -
Reign of Terror
Robespierre became known as the reign of terror because he started this mass murdering system. They killed anybody who came off as a “threat” to enlightenment ideas or the French revolution. In Thermidor 1794 the paranoia grew so strong everyone was killing eachother. -
the directory is formed
The directory of france was a new five membered committee where the power was placed in the upper middle class to govern France, replacing the committee of Public Safety. The 2 house legislature and executive body was unable to solve financial and food shortage so they employed Napoleon to command the Armies, who later became leader of France which ended the Directory. -
Napoleon takes power
Napoleon took power and completely changed the ways things were in France, ending the chaos from the reign of terror, financial crisis, food shortages, and many more. Although he was in control, Napoleon practiced enlightenment ideas by making the Napoleon code which is known to be his greatest achievement. -
Napoleon invades russia
Napoleon craved land and power so he decides to invade Russia. With his smart military skills he is winning tremendously and gaining most of Russias land. The war continued into Winter which was a bad idea and killed hundreds of thousands of Napoleons men. He ends up returning to Paris with no land from Russia and barely any soldiers left over. -
Napoleons defeat at Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo took place in Belgium and marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century.
