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Conventing the Estates General
It was called because Louis XVI was running out of money so he needed to tax the noblity and he needed to approve his new tax. First meeting in 175 years. -
Tennis Court Oath
The was the first act of revolution and the 3rd estate were locked out of their meeting room. They met at an indoor tennis court and pledged to not leave until a new constitution was written up. This became known as the Tennis Court pledge/oath. -
Storming of the Bastille
Rumors flew in Paris, people were not sure of what to do so they tried to get weapons (arms) to defend themselves. They stormed the Bastille and killed some guards and paraded around the streets with their heads on pikes. -
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The Great Fear
Rumors circulated through the countryside from town to town that the nobles were paying men to terrorize the peasants. They broke into nobles’ homes and destroyed legal papers that bound them to pay feudal dues or even burned down the homes. (July 20-Aug 5 1789) -
The Great Fear
Rumors circulated through the countryside from town to town that the nobles were paying men to terrorize the peasants. They broke into nobles’ homes and destroyed legal papers that bound them to pay feudal dues or even burned down the homes. (July 20-Aug 5 1789) -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly swept away feudal privileges of the first and second estate making all citizens equal. They pass the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which said “men are born and remain free and equal in rights". Guaranteed freedom of speech, equal justice, and freedom of religion. This did not count for women though, only men. -
Women's March to Versailles
Women had rioted over the price of bread and marched to Versailles and demanded that Louis and Marie return to Paris. -
National Convention
The National Convention took office in Sept. 1792 and quickly abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic where every male citizen could vote, no women though. (June 17 to July 9, 1791) -
Louis and Marie's Flight to Varennes
Louis and Marie tried to escape France, but were caught and turned over to the authorities. The king reluctantly approved a new constitution where France’s government became a Limited Constitutional. -
Constitution of 1791
King reluctantly approved a new constitution where France’s government became a Limited Constitutional Monarchy, where King’s held very little power. It also created the Legeslative Assembly which had the power to create laws. -
Ending of the National Covention
End of the National Convention -
Brunswick Manifesto
French got mad and declared war on the Prussians and Austrians. Prussians were advancing on Paris and the Prussian commander, Bruswick Manifesto, warned the French not to harm the Royal Family. -
The Terror (Reign of Terror)
Robespierre lead the Committee of Public Safety in 1793 and ruled France for the next year as a dictator. The job of the commitee was to root out enemies of France, trials in the mornings and excutions in the evening. 40,000 people were killed during the Reign of Terror. -
Napoleon Bonaparte Takes Over
Napoleon defended the National Convention by firing on a mob of people with Cannon and became a hero of the French people.Napoleon on the orders of the Directory crossed the Alps to stop Austrian and Sardinian forces.He wins victories and keeps going as far east as Egypt, but his navy gets beaten by Lord Horatio Nelson and he is forced to go back to France. -
Directory
National Convention drafted a new plan for government called the Directory where a two house legislature and an executive body of five men who ran the country. -
Concodat of 1801
He signed a concordat, or agreement with Pope Pius VII where each agreed to deal with their own issues and not get involved with the other, the people were very happy with this agreement. -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon’s forces get hit hard by disease and fierce fighting by the rebels and Napoleon decided to cut his losses in the “new world”.He sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson for 15 million dollars -
Napoleonic Code
Napoleon drew up a new system of laws called the Napoleonic Code, which favored order over individual freedoms. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Napoleon tried to make himself emperor and a vote of the people showed they favored the idea.He placed the crown on his own head instead of letting the pope crown him to prove that he was more powerful than the Church. -
Battle of Trafalgar
He lost the Battle of Trafalgar to the British and their great Admiral, Lord Horatio nelson, this ensured British naval dominance for the next 100 years and he had to figure out another way to attack Britain. -
Continental System
Napoleon set up a blockade to prevent Britain from trading with Europe, he called it his Continental system.Britain got through the blockade and even members of Napoleon’s family defied the blockade.Britain answered with a blockade of its own and forced all ships bound for Europe to stop and be checked and taxed. -
Peninsular War
These guerrillas were Spanish peasant fighters that would ambush and attack in small numbers, Napoleon could defeat them in open battle.Napoleon lost 300,000 men during this second mistake -
Invasion of Russia
His biggest mistake was the invasion of Russia.Napoleon was angry that Russia still was selling grain to Britain.Russia and France were worried about Britain and who had plans for it.Napoleon invaded Russia with an army of 420,000 men. -
Exile to Elba
Prussian and Russian soldiers marched through Paris in a triumphant parade.They gave him a small pension and exiled Napoleon to Elba which was off the coast of Italy. -
Exile on St. Helena
The British and the Prussians sent Napoleon to St. Helena, where he died six years later. -
Battle of Waterloo
The British got an army together led by the Duke of Wellington and prepared for battle near the village of Waterloo in Belgium.After two days, the combined effort of British and Prussian defeated the French and this ended Napoleon’s 100 days.
