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Louis XVI was crowned King of France
King Louis XVI was crowned King of France in 1774 at the Palace of Versailles. He took over his grandfathers position and in 1770 he married the queen Marie Antoinette. In October, Louis and his family were forced to go back to Paris, and later his wife Marie Antoinette was executed nine months later -
Calling of the Estates General
On May 5, 1789, Louis XVI convened the Estates-General.The Estates General contained the representative assembly of the three estates which were the clergy and nobility, and the commoner. The Third Ested led to the French Revolution, and they met to discuss war with Spain, the nobles wanted to help the starving peasants,and war with England was iminent -
Formation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was a assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate.The name was not used until the National Assembly which concluded the Franco-German War and the drafting Constitution of 1875.The name of the upper house which was the Senate was changed to the Council of Republic. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was an event during the French Revolution and it was basically a pledge 577 members of the Third Estate.There they took an oath never to separate until a written constitution had been established for France. The Oath inspired alot of revolutionary activity. -
Attack on the Bastille
The Attack of the Bastille was in Paris,France.The prison which was called the Bastille represented royal authority, it contained 7 inmates and the storming was a sign of the abuses of the monarchy, and the Bastille was constructed to defend the eastern wall of Paris in 1382.The people of the Revolution actually stormed the Bastille to take possession of the 13,600kg of gunpowder that were stored in it. -
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a general panic that began at the beginning of the French Revolution. Rumors were spread around France how it was a famine plot going around, people started to get scared so in reponse to rumors people started to arm themselves with self defense and sometimes attacked manor houses, and it was meant to overthrow the Third Estate -
French women forcing Louis XVI to leave Versailles
The French women participated in something called the Womens March on Versailles where they were trying to get the King Louis XVI out of the Palace of Versailles.a crowd of women accompanied by a few men set out for the palace. In the meantime, the king was hunting in Meudon and the queen was out strolling at Trianon. The news of the march spread around the town and the gates of the Château were locked. The queen retired to her apartments when warned. -
Declaration of War against Austria
The Legislative Assembly declared war in Austria. The French started off poorly but later on they started to succeed.By 1792, European Monarchs were eyeing France with suspicion. -
The National Convention being formed
The National Convention was a assembly that governed France during the most critical period of the French Revolution. The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution to a country, after the overthrow of the monarchy.The Montagards and the Girondins dominated the first phase of the Convention -
Louis XVI is executed
Louis XVI, king of France, arrived in the wrong historical place at the wrong time and soon found himself overwhelmed by events beyond his control. driven nearly bankrupt through the opulence of his predecessors Louis XIV,afterdonning the crown, things only got worse. The economy spiraled downward (unemployment in Paris in 1788 is estimated at 50%), crops failed, the price of bread and other food soared. The people were not happy. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occured in Paris and it was after the French Revolution it was between the Girondins and the Jacobins, and many enemies of the revolution.The Reign of Terror happend because the leader Robespierre was scared that too many people were plotting against the Revolution, and about 50,000 people were killed and taken to the Guillotene -
The Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt within the French Revolution against the leadership of the Jacobin Club over the Committee of Public Safety. The man Thermidor gave a speech full of appeals and threats.It was followed by the disarming of the committee, the emptying of the prisons, and the purging of Jacobin clubs. Social and political life became freer, more extravagant, and more personally corrupt. -
French Directory formed
The French Directory was the goverment during the stage of the French Revolution. Lazare Carnot was the leader of the French Directory, it was a goverment of self interest not virtue, when they would have elections most of the canidates were defeated. -
Napolean takes power
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution. After seizing political power in France in 1799 he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations -
Napolean invades Russia
On June 24, 1812 Napolean and his army crossed the Neman River hoping to get victory over Russia.His army was made up of soldiers from several nations now under his control. Napoleon expected a short war, to punish Czar Alexander I for his misbehavior in leaving the Continental System. Napoleon took around 600,000 men into Russia. He planned to confront the Russian army in a major battle, Napoleans army soon began to grow weak because they couldnt find any tools. Later on Napolean defeats Russia -
Napoleans defeat at Waterloo
In Waterloo,Belgium, Napolean Bonaparte defeated at the hands of the Duke of Weliington, bringing a end to Napolean history.In the beginning of 1812, Napolean went through a disastrios invasion with Russia. 25,000 men were killed in the Battle of Waterloo and 9,000 were wounded
