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Louis XVI crowned king of france 1774.
On May 10,1774, Louis augste became Louis XVi, with the death of his grandfather Louis XV. His grandfather died form smallpox on May 10,1774. -
Metting of the Estates-General
Louis XVI called the meeting in versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan. They came to talk about thier financial problems. -
Formation of the National Assembly
The Third estate created the national asssembly this was all the poor people that were under the king and the nobles. They were tired of being the people that got tax over everything. -
The tennis court oath
King Louis XVI told evey form the national assembly to leave and have a break. When they came back the doors was lock so they could not get back into the meeting.So they went to one of the tennis court in versilles and they made a oath that they would not leave untill they go thier rights back from Louis XVI -
Attack on the Bastille
During the reign of Louis XVI, France faced a major economic crisis.The cost of intervening in the American Revolution,made the taxes go higher on people. So the Third estate went to the bastille and took over the bastille . They took thier weapons and put the gaurds heads on sticks -
Great fear
The Great Fear was a general panic that occurred 3 August 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. This is when people thought that Marie Antoinette was bring austia to come and take over france. -
French women force Louis XVI to leave Versailles
Large number of women march upon versailles and force the royal family back to paris. The ladies did this because people was telling lies that Marie Antoinette had bread and would not give it to the people. -
The National Convention is formed
Was a single-chamber assembly in France from 21 September 1792 to 26 October 1795. It abolished the monarchy and made france a republic -
France declares war on Austria
On Apr. 20, 1792, France declared war on Austria. The French armies lacked organization and discipline. They had seen the overthrow of Louis XVI, by the French people, and worried that revolutionary fervor would spread to their countries. -
Louis XVI is executed
The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793. They wanted the king to die because he had alot of taxes on them and he did not treat them right -
The thermidorian reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt within the French Revolution against the leadership of the Jacobin Club over the Committee of Public Safety. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
The French Invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and France as the Russian Campaign. Napoleon wanted to talk over russia so he attack them. -
Napoleons defeat at Waterloo
Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first significant defeats of his military career. On June 16, 1815, he defeated the Prussians
