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Napoleon gained power
Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. -
Champ de mars massacre
A constitutional monarchy is when the King or Queen doesn’t have absolute power. Instead they share the power with a constitution. A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. -
The Execution of King Louis XVI
This was the day that King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. The revolutionaries made Marie Antoinette watch as the King lost his head. -
Call of the estate general
France was losing a lot of money and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Reasoning for them being in this state is because King Louis XV spent a lot of money; During the revolution france gave a generous loan of money and King Louis XVI basically blew through it. This series of events led up to the French Monarch convincing the Estate General to order a new land tax levy which was thought to ease difficulty. The Estate General consisted of the clergy, the middle class and the lower class citizens. -
The creation of the National Assembly
During the French Revolution, the National Assembly which existed from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (the common people) of the Estates-General; thereafter (until replaced by the Legislative Assembly -
Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate, led by Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, began to call themselves the National Assembly. On 20 June, the people were shocked to realize that the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers. After being afraid of the King pulling something the people congregated in a nearby indoor tennis court where they took a solemn collective oath. This oath would come to have major significance in the revolution as the Third Estate would constantly continue to protest to have more representation -
Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille is a French prison located in Paris, France. The Bastille in during the French Revolution was a symbol of power and the monarchy’s dictatorial rule. The Bastille had 7 prisoners that no one ever came for. They came for the huge ammunition storages that were being held in the prison. The governor wasn’t agreeing with the mob, so after a violent and vulgar battle the mob took control of the Bastille and the governor was killed with his head put on a spike for everyone to see. -
Declaration of thr rights of man
The declaration is a fundamental document of the French Revolution. Influenced by Thomas Jefferson also influenced by the doctrine of the "natural rights". The Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French Revolution and had a major impact on the development of freedom and democracy in Europe and worldwide. -
Women march on Versallies
During this march the woman set out on a march from Paris to Versailles in the hopes to get bread due to it being way too expensive for them to buy. They were armed with pitchforks and pikes and muskets. To the beat of a drum, the woman chanted for bread over and over again, despite the fertile French soil, the populace of Paris were starving while The King and Marie Antoinette continued to feast at their salubrious country’s gaffe. -
Flight to Varennes
The royal family attempted to flee Paris to Varennes. King Louis XVI realised that things were becoming too dangerous for them due to the violence contributing to the Revolution. When they were caught in Varennes the trust of the revolutionary government to them faded completely and the revolutionary government became hostile towards to royal family. -
The First invasion of the Tuileriesise
The First invasion of the Tuileries (June 20, 1792)
This is one of the Revolutionary turning points. On this day a little more than three years after the attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris laid siege on the Tuileries. The Tuileries was the official home of King Louis XVI and the Legislative Assembly. -
Overthrow of the Monarchy
The overthrow of the monarchy occurred on the 10th of August 1792. This was the day in which the French revolutionaries overthrew the monarchy because they found Louis XVI guilty of treason. -
Creation of the Committee of the Public Safety
Assuming its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. The Committee composed at first of nine, and later of twelve, members were given broad supervisory powers over military, judicial, and legislative efforts.. As the Committee tried to meet the dangers of European nations and counter-revolutionary forces within the country, it became more and more powerful. -
The assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
French politician, physician, and journalist, a leader of the radical Montagnard faction during the French Revolution. He was assassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a young Girondin conservative -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of about 6 months. The Reign of Terror was when most of the executions were done. It started after King Louis died and the first execution was Marie Antoinette. She was separated from King Louis and was just with her children. Her son Louis XVII suspiciously disappeared and they never saw him again. -
The Execution of Maximilliam Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was one of the most known and intelligent in the French Revolution including being a lawyer and a politician. He was against the death penalty but he played the biggest role in the execution of King Louis XVI. Robespierre was a big figure in the French Revolution but he was more like a dictator. The French didn’t like him so the ordered his arrest. He was trialed and sent to the guillotine the very next day with his brothers. -
The creation of the Directory
French Directoire, the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799. It included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Législatif -
The September Massacres
This massacres in Paris, resulting in a wave of killings brought a fear to many people. A variety of people were extremely fearful of the Foreign and Royalist armies would attack and take over Paris. Contributing to every prisoner being released and helping the armies, but by 6 September, half the prison population of Paris had been summarily executed. The actions of this Massacres were repeated in many other french cities.
