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Louis the XVI Calls the Estates General
Before Louis XVI called the Estates-General, France was facing many economic problems, which were that Louis's reckless spending caused the country was driven into debt, which is why the nobles and the clergy decided to tax the Third Estate, and because of this debt, many people were starving and couldn't afford to buy food, because the costs of the food were raised thanks to the debt.
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Parisians Storm the Bastille
The reason why the Parisians stormed the Bastille is that they wanted to get ammunition and guns, not because they wanted to free the prisoners that were stuck in prison. They wanted their guns and ammunition because, at that time, there were about 30,000 pounds of gunpowder stored in Bastille. This is important, because it was one of the first signs of rebellion in the French Revolution. It showed that the people were done with Louis XVI and wanted a new ruler. -
Writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Men
Declaration of the Rights of Men is a human rights document from the French Revolution. This was made because the people were tired of the estates and how they separated the people by their wealth. This document mainly comes from ideas from the Enlightenment. One example of this is the article where they talk about freedom of speech and freedom of religion. -
Establishment of the New Constitution
It was created in 1791 by the National Assembly, this was when they caught Louis XVI and his family trying to escape France, which showed the people that he didn't care about his country, causing them to protest against the government even more. This new constitution would have taken the king's power away from him but it would have stopped the revolution. -
Execution of the Louis XVI and Queen / Beginning of the Reign of Terror
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris, France. His wife, Marrie Antionette also died later on October 16th, 1793. They died because they weren't good leaders and they lead their own country into debt because of their reckless spending. -
Napoleon Overthrows the Directory
Napolean at that time was a French military leader. When Louis XVI was killed, Napolean slowly rose into power as the emperor of France. He was able to get this power by rising through the ranks in the military, and as soon as he got political power, he crowned himself Emperor of France. -
Napoleon Builds an Empire
When Napoleon was crowned Emperor of France, he was able to conquer many countries and get more territories. He was very skilled when it came to wars and battles. Napolean was able to conquer Spain, Modern day Belgium, Modern day Belgium, Helvetic Republic (Now Switzerland), The Italian peninsula, modern-day Germany, modern-day Poland, Malta, Modern day Croatia, Modern day Slovenia, and Egypt. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
The reason why Napolean wanted to invade Russia is that they hoped to ruin the British economy, which can make them lose their funds for their military, and Britain is a long-time enemy of France. This event ended up as a loss for the French. -
The Congress of Vienna Meets
The Congress of Vienna was a meeting of ambassadors of European states. This international conference was called to create a balance among the European powers in such a way so as to prevent future wars and maintain peace and stability on the European continent. -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
The Waterloo Campaign was a battle fought by the French Army of the North and two Seventh Coalition armies, an Anglo-allied army, and a Prussian army. In this battle, Napoleon lost The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile.
