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Jean-Paul Marot
Jean-Paul was a French political theorist, scientist, and physician. He was also an unofficial link to the radical Jacobin group. That came to power in June of 1793. -
Marie Antoinette
Marie was from Austria which is know for not being on the best terms with France. SO people naturally didn't like her. When she found out the people were starving to which she really didn't understand is where her "saying" Let us eat cake came from. She was also executed. -
Louis XVI
Louis was a weak king during the French Revolution. For financial reasoning he had to meet the Estates General to try and solve it. But in the long run he was executed. -
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker served for King Louis XVI. He was King Louis's XVI director of finances. He then compromised to the estates general. -
Calling of the Estates-General
In an attempted to solve France's money problems the Estates-Generals met under the order of Luis XVI. Though at this point in history the estates general hadn't had met in a hundred seventy five years before hand. -
Tennis Court Oath
A pledge from the people of the early French Revolution. It helps displays that an monarchy doesn't show the belief that political authority but the nations people do. -
Great Fear
When presents were rioting and causing panic based on a rumor. The rumor was on the aristocratic conspiracy. To overthrow the third estate by the king and privileged people. -
National Convention is Formed.
A parliament of the French Revolution was the national Convention. The National Convention was the first assembly elected by the suffrage without disagreement between the classes. -
Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday was a woman who was living in the time of the Reign of Terror. To try and stop it and bring back the peace she assassinated Jean-Paul Marot in hopes life would become peaceful again. Instead of reaching her goal when she was executed peace went with her because after she passed Marot became extremely well known. -
Execution of Louis XVI
On January 21, 1793 Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. This was a very moment in histoy -
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was a leader for the Committee of Public Safety. He was a reformer but also supported the Reign of terror. He ended up being executed by the guillotine. -
Reign of Terror
The period of time in which there was a series of massacres' and tons of public executions were done. Causing terror throughout. It followed the creation of the First Republic. -
The Directory is Formed
A fatal experiment in weak executive powers. Created in reaction of the dictatorship. It will end up giving Napoleon a more disciplined dictatorship. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was a general but soon made himself king himself. Then after that he was banished but only stayed for about the first year before escaping which let him to do it all over again. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
This battle just wasn't a good move on Napoleon's part. First of all they lost to Russia but not only that they kept attacking until thy had nothing at all and had to retreat. This causes for an Russian-British-Austrian-Prussian alliance against France.