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French Revolution

  • John Locke believed in natural rights of humans.

    John Locke believed in natural rights of humans.
    John Locke believed in the natural rights of humans. This started controversy building up the revolution itself.
  • John Locke wrote the second treatise

    John Locke wrote the second treatise
    John Locke wrote the second treatise. This also caused problems because people were not used to people speaking their own beliefs.
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    French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies beginning in 1789.
  • Storming of Bastille Prison

    Storming of Bastille Prison
    The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established".
  • Storming of Bastille

    Storming of Bastille
    On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789
    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
  • March on Versailles

    March on Versailles
    The Women's March on Versailles, also known as The October March, The October Days, or simply The March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution.
  • People Portray Royal Family as pigs in Newspaper.

    People Portray Royal Family as pigs in Newspaper.
    The popular press portrayed the royal family as pigs and public opinion plummeted. Increasingly there were demands for an end to the monarchy and the creation of a new kind of government, a republic. 1790
  • The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.

    The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
    The National Assembly began the process of drafting a constitution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man, adopted on 27 August 1789 eventually became the preamble of the constitution adopted on 3 September 1791.The Declaration offered sweeping generalizations about rights, liberty, and sovereignty.
  • Napoleon and Robespierre work together

    Napoleon and Robespierre work together
    In France, Napoleon became associated with Augustin Robespierre. They got along.
  • The Committee of Public Safety succeeded the previous Committee of General Defense

    The Committee of Public Safety succeeded the previous Committee of General Defense
    The Committee of Public Safety succeeded the previous Committee of General Defense (established in January 1793) and assumed its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion.
  • Between June 1793 and the end of July 1794, there were 16,594 official death sentences in France

    Between June 1793 and the end of July 1794, there were 16,594 official death sentences in France
    Between June 1793 and the end of July 1794, there were 16,594 official death sentences in France
  • Napoleon moving up in army.

    Napoleon moving up in army.
    Napoleon was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the army
  • Napoleon gets married.

    Napoleon gets married.
    In 1796, Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais
  • Napoleon crowns himself emporer.

    Napoleon crowns himself emporer.
    in 1804, he crowned himself emperor of France in a lavish ceremony at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
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    Napoleon is Emporer

    Napoleon crowns himself the Emperor of France. This lasts until he dies.
  • Napoleon gets exiled.

    Napoleon gets exiled.
    In October 1815, Napoleon was exiled to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena.
  • Napoleon Dies

    Napoleon Dies
    He died in Saint Helena, on May 5, 1821, at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer.