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Convening the Estates General
The Estates General is called for the first time in 175 years. It was called so Louis XVI can tax the nobility. -
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French Revolution Timeline
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Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate is locked out of their meeting, so they move to a tennis court and sign the Tennis Court Oath. The oath says they will not stop untill a new Constitution is made. -
Storming of the Bastille
Citizens of Paris were worried of an attack so they grabbed guns. They didn't have gunpowder so they stormed the Bastille to get some. They killed the guards and walked around with their heads on pikes. They also tore the building down. -
The Great Fear
The Great Fear was when peasants thought the nobles were going to terrorize them. They wanted to start the attack so they could win. They burned houses and destroyed legal papers that bound them to par feudal dues. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man. This gave men freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and equal justice. This didn't apply to women. -
Women's March to Versailles
Women marched to Versailles over the price of bread. The king didn't do anything, so they tried to kill the queen. They demanded that they Royal Family would move to Paris. They never again saw Versailles. -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Flee to Varennes
The Royal Family try to escape the country. They almost make it but are arrested and sent back to Paris. -
Constitution of 1791
The King signed a new constitution. France's government became a Limited Constitutional Monarchy. The king held very little power. It also created the Legislative Assembly. -
Brunswick Manifesto
This was a proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinad. It stated that if the Royal Family wasn't harmed, the citizens of France would be safe (from the Allied Army). If not, they claimed that they would burn Paris to the ground. -
National Convention
This assembly took office on September 20, 1792 and abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic. Every male citizen could vote, but not women. Later made the Directory. -
Reign of Terror
Time period of Robespierre leading the Committee of Public Safety, and ruling France as a dictator. He had the committee hold trials and execute many people, with use of the guillotine. -
Directory
New form of government formed by the National Convention. It is a two house legislative and executive body of five men. It appointed Napoleon Bonaparte, but Napoleon wanted more power, so he dissolved it. -
Napoleon Bonaparte Takes Over
Napoleon dissolves the Directory, and makes a government of three consuls. He immedialty made himself first consul. This basically made him a dictator. -
Concordat of 1801
This is an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII. This brought the Roman Catholic Church back to France, along with it's civil status (still freedom of religion). The State would pay the clergy, but they must swear an oath of allegiance to the State. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States Purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. It included over 800,000 square miles of land. -
Napoleonic Code
The code elimnated the privileges based on birth. It also allowed freedom of religion. Only the most qualified would get government jobs. -
Napoleon Becomes Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte, was a French General. He won many battles. He managed to keep all of his losses out of the newspapers. He started to grant titles of nobility to people who served him well. -
Battle of Trafalgar
This was a sea battle fought between The British Navy, and the following: French Navy; Spanish Navy. The Brittish won, even though they were outnumbered. -
Continental System
This is an attempt by Napoleon to destroy Britains economy by forbidding trade to Britain. -
Peninsular War
France and Spain attacked Portugal. Then France turned on Spain and attacked. Napoleon was defeated in 1814. -
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon wanted to compel Alexander I, the Emperor of Russia. The French got the battlefield, but didn't destroy the Army. No peace talks that Napoleon initiated with Alexander I had failed. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon is exiled to Elba, as part of the Treaty of Fontainebleau. He retained the title Emperor in Elba. He escaped to be with his family. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated by the Allied Army. He lost the title Emperor of the French. He was then Exile to St. Helena by the British. -
Exile to St. Helena
Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic. They exiled him here, because he was previously exiled to Elba, but returned.
