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King Louis XVI calls the Estate
This marked the start of the French Revolution -
King Louis XVI calls the Estate
This marks the beginning of the French Revolution -
King Louis XVI calls the Estate
This event marks the beginning of the French Revolution -
King Louis XVI calls the Estate
Marks the beginning of the French Revolution -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate gathered and swore not to separate until a constitution had been written. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate swore an oath that until a French constitution was drafted. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate vowed that until a French constitution was drafted they would continue to meet even though it was illegal -
Storming of the Bastille
Caused many revolts as it inspired the revolutionaries -
Storming of the Bastille
This challenged the authority of the King and ultimately lead to the execution of the leadership -
Storming of the Bastille
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The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizen helped illustrate natural rights for the citizen of France -
The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen defined the rights of man and the collective citizen at the time of the French Revolution -
The Women’s March on Versailles Napoleon's coup d'etat, overthrowing the Directory
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The Women’s March on Versailles Napoleon's coup d'etat, overthrowing the Directory
Large amounts of Women protested against the price of bread -
The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria
The Legislative Assembly declared war on Prussia and Austria. At first, the French failed but over time became more successful. -
The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria
The Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria and Prussia due to the fact that they believed that Austria was against the security of France -
King Louis XVI is executed at the guillotine
This was done in order to rid France of the old regime and to allow the new regime to come in. This was followed by the execution of his wife not long after -
Robespierre's Reign of Terror
Robespierre's Reign of Terror was the mass murder of many people seen as against the French Revolution -
The Directory is installed
The directory was a convention in charge of ruling France due to the poor leadership of the past -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba Napoleon is declared First Consul
Napolean rapidly rose through the military ranks and eventually became the ruler of France -
Napoleon is defeated in Russia Battle of Trafalgar
In its essence, Napolean was too arrogant and thought he could beat everyone. The Russians were smarter and knew how to beat Napolean -
Napoleon is declared Emperor Excessive spending and poor harvests lead to a financial crisis in France
Napolean declared himself Emporer and due to the lavish lifestyle that monarchs lived he plunged France into debt -
The Continental System is implemented
This authorized French warships and privateers to capture neutral ships control by the British -
Napoleon is defeated at Leipzig (Battle of the Nations)
This resulted in the destruction of the French power or what was left of it. -
Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo
The Allies formed the Seventh Coalition which defeated him, he was then exiled by the British to St. Helena where he died six years later at the age of 51
