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French and Indian War
This was also Known as the Seven Years' War, this New World conflict marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. -
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Louis XVI
.Louis XVI became the heir to the throne and the last Bourbon king of France upon his father's death in 1765. In 1770, he married Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette, the daughter of Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. After a slew of governing missteps, Louis XVI brought the French Revolution crashing down upon himself, and in 1793 he was executed. His wife, Marie-Antoinette, was executed nine months later. He grew up strong and healthy though very shy. -
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Marie Antoinette
The last queen of France who helped provoke the popular unrest that lead to the French Revolution. She was beheaded 9 months after her husband by order of the Revolutionary tribunal. She was 37 years old. Marie Antoinette was the 15th and second to last child of Maria Theresa. -
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Maximillian Robespierre
He was an radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution. He quickly attracted attention in an assembly that included some distinguished names. He probably made his maiden speech on May 18, 1789. He succeeded in making himself heard despite the weak carrying power -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
He was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. He was rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). His army was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. -
Tennis Court Oath
In Versailles, France the deputies of the third Estate meet on the Jeu de Paume(Which is an indoor tennis court) In defiance of King Louis XVI's order to disperse.They took a historic oath not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted. -
Storming of the Bastille
A state prison on the east side of Paris was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed. The governor was seized and killed, his head carried round the streets on a spike. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
It is set by France's Natioan Constituent Assembly in 1789,is a document of the French Revolution and in the history of human civil rights. -
Women's March to Versailles
a crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians.The King agreed to meet with some of the women and promised to distribute all the bread in Versailles to the crowd. The arrival of the National Guard on the scene determined to take the King back to Paris complicated things for the King. -
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Reign of Terror
The Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution, to prevent counter-revolution from gaining ground.After the death of Louis XVI in 1793, the Reign of Terror began. The first victim was Marie Antoinette.The guillotine was put to work. Public executions were considered educational. Women were encouraged to sit and knit during trials and executions. The Revolutionary Tribunal ordered the execution of 2,400 people in Paris. Across France 30,000 people lost their lives. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to Elba
The Allies then invaded Frnace and captured Paris in the Spring of 1814 forcing Napoleon to abdicate in April. He was exiled to the island of Elba near Rome and the Bourbon monarchs were restored to power. However Napoleon escaped from Elba in February 1815 and took control of France once again. -
battle of Waterloo
The battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon led his army of some 72,000 troops against the 68,000- man British army. Napoleon waited until midday to give the command to attack in order to let the waterlogged ground dry after the previous night's rainstorm. Napoleon's troops mounted a strong attack against the British,the arrival of the Prussians turned the tide against the French. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to St. Helena
Napoleon retreated to Paris where he was forced to renounce his throne. The European powers exiled him to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. In 11 months Napoleon was back on the European continent at the head of hastily- raised army intent on restoring Napoleon to the throne of France.