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Calling of the Estates- General
calling of the Estates-General. The estates general is, a French congress that originated in the medieval period and consisted of three estates. The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate the nobility, and the Third Estate effectively the rest of French society. -
Formation of the National Assembly
It was a revolutionary time period. within this time period the national assembly was made to give people of the third estate a voice. -
Attack on the Bastille
On July 14th a angry mob attacked a state prison that stood on the east side of France. The prison stood as a symbol for the kings rule in the past and is see as a horrific place. The mob destroyed the building brick by brick and this is seen as the beginning of the french Revolution. -
Great Fear
A period of panic and fear during the french revolution due to the rumors of the king and privileged to overthrow the third estate -
French Women force Lois XVI to leave Versailles
On October 5th 1789 a angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets. The mob marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles in what was to be a pivotal event in the intensifying French Revolution. -
National Convention is Formed
The national convention is the government put into place after the King of France was killed. -
Reign of Terror
During the Reign of Terror the french were being surround on all sides of the country. As a result the French ordered a massive amount of executions to follow in order to clear the county of any enemies. -
Reign of Terror
Robespierre wanted to purge All of France and its enemies. Mass executions were held in France. -
The Directory is formed
Directory, group of five men who held the executive power in France; which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799. -
Napoleon Takes power
Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution. After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. -
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Napoleon Invades Russia
On July 24th Napoleon Invades Russia. Napoleon reaches Moscow but is deserted on fire. He then orders his men to go back to France. On the way back the Russians attacked the French and Napoleon is only left with 10,000 troops.
