-
king louis crowned king of France 1774
king louis was crowned king after his father, louis xv , died. louis was crowned king may 10th 1774. -
Calling of the Estates-General
may 5th the first meeting of the estates-general starts. the meeting brings together the three estates: the first, second, and third estate. the first estate is made up of lords, the second estate is made up of clergys, and the third is made up of peasants, they comme together to make a list of complaints -
Formation of the national assembly
the third estate sepeprated themselves from the other estates. The believed since they made up most of the population, they should hav the right to control the government. -
The Tennis Court Oath
after the estates general and national assembly was formed, the third estate was locked out of the meeting room. So, the third estate broke into the indoor tennis court on the versailles.members pledged to stay until a new constitution was established. -
Great Fear
There has beena grain shortage and the crops that were there, were being guarded by militia. Peasants were panicing so they armed themselves with weapons and attacked houses. -
attack on the Bastille
the french revolution started off with the attack of the bastille french people gathered weapons to defend their city.
On July 14th, 1789, a mob searching for some gunpowder and arms stormed the bastille. the people also tried to intimidate the king by storming around with heads on sticks. -
Women's March on Versailles
women of paris were rioting because of the high prices and how there was barely and bread left. they were hungry. women in mobs ransacked the city for weapons and headed for the versailles. the women threatened king louis and his family to leave the palace. -
Declaration of war against Austria
a Girodin rallied the Legislative Assembly to declare war against Austria on April 20, 1792. Austria and Prussia already had their troops massed along the French border. The French army, who was unprepared, was scared and fled from the battle, leaving the country vulnerable to attack. -
The national convention is formed
The National Assembly called for a National Convention. They chose an election and a new constitution and declared France a republic. This eventually lead to King Louis XVI being put on trial for betraying the country and then beheaded -
louis was executed
THE FRENCH WERE BECOMING TIRED OF KING LOUIS DOING NOTHING, THE DID NOT like THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP FRENCH until the last minute. so january 21st, 1793 he was beheaded -
Reign of Terror
the reign of terror occured after the french revoluion and was a period of violence, the violence was between two political groups; the jacobins and the girodins. one side was liberal and the other side beileved in tradition. -
The thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt during the French Revolution against the leaders of the Jacobins over the Committee of Public Safety. They freed many of the Jacobins’ prisoners, neutralizing the power of the Committee for Public Safety. -
directory is formed
The direotry was a group of fice formed after Robespierre fell in 1795.The Directors were Paul Barras, a former lover of Josephine Bonaparte, Abbé Sieyès, an industrious political theorist, Moulin, Roger Ducos, and a lawyer named Gohier. -
Napoleon Takes Power
was a military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. -
Napolean invades russia
Napoleon invaded Russia in order to further his rule of Europe. As he defeated all other nation states in Europe, Russia was the only threat left. -
Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo
With his army, he attacked Belgium, and the camps of the British and prussian .He wanted to separate the armies before the Russians and Austrians arrived.But on June 18 1815, the British, allied with Prussians, defeating Napoleon.
