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The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was made to ensure the National Assembly would finish writing their new constitution.It declared that members of the National Assembly would stay in the tennis court until they finished writing the new constitution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population.
These rights are equality, liberty, security, and property. All men are equal by nature and before the law. -
Women march on Versailles
It gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king. In 1789 France, the main food of the commoners was bread. A poor French economy had led to a scarcity of bread and high prices.
The Women's March on Versailles in October 1789 is often credited with forcing the royal court and family to move from the traditional seat of government in Versailles to Paris, a major and early turning point in the French Revolution -
The Royal Escape
Factors behind the king's decision to flee included his lack of faith in the revolution and the Constitution of 1791, his personal religious beliefs, advice from Mirabeau and urging from his wife.
The royal family is forced back to Paris after their attempt to flee.Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their children fled the Tuileries Palace to try to make it to Austria, in order to gather support from Marie Antoinette's country of birth. -
French Constitution
The Constitution of 1791 was the revolutionary government's first attempt at a written constitutional document. Motivated by Enlightenment ideas and the American Revolution, it was intended to define the limits of power in the new government. -
Proclamation of the French republic
Louis XVI was deposed as king, ending the French monarchy. The Republic lasted a total of twelve years, until the establishment of the First French Empire by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804.
The consequences of the French Revolution were: End of the feudal order. The monarchy was ended and the separation of society into fixed and immovable classes: aristocracy, clergy and serfs -
Execution of Louis XVI
It was one of the most important events of the French Revolution. This execution was carried out in the "Plaza de la Revolución", formerly known as Plaza de Luis XV. -
The Reign of Terror
Many executions took place against the enemies of the revolution. People who went against the ideas of the Revolution were instantly put in prison and killed. If any ordinary person said someting counter-revolutionary, they would end up at the guillotine, a blade that beheaded people. 40,000 died during this time, sparking a terror. Nobles and clergy, middle-class citizens, and peasants were killed. Robespierre was behind the Reign of Terror. -
A coup of France
Terror and set up the Thermidorian reaction in its place. Robespierre, Saint-Just, Couthon and others were accused at the Convention and detained in the Commune due to popular inaction. -
The Napoleonic Empire (the consulate)
Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed First Consul of France after a coup. With this position, the privateer obtained almost dictatorial powers. During these years, he promoted a new Civil Code and religious tolerance. -
The Coronation of an Emperor -Napoleon
Napolean had gained much power now to seize the title Emperor of the French. Napoleon held plebiscites to vote for in favor of his strong leadership. He promised to bring "order and stablilty." He invited the pope to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris for his coronation. Napoleon take the crown from the pope and places it on his head. He shows he wants to be the most powerful in Europe. He knew people supported him on his rise to power. -
Invasion of Spain/ Peninsular War
Until now, France has ruled most of Europe. Napoleon replaced the King of Spain with his brother Joseph Bonspart. Napoleon decided to invade Portugal because he did not pay attention to the continental system. Therefore, he mobilized his army to invade through Spain. However, many Spaniards are angry about the replacement of his predecessor. The French army rebelled, but the Spanish guerrilla war killed many French troops. Britain helped Spain defeat France. -
Napoleon prisioner
Napoleon left the island of Elba months after being banished there. After the defeat of the Napoleonic armies and the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the victorious powers decided to exile Napoleon to a small island in the Mediterranean. Elba was awarded to him, of which he would be appointed sovereign prince. -
Fall of the empire(Bourbon restoration in France)
After the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814, the Allies restored the House of Bourbon to the French throne. The period that ensued was called the Restoration, characterized by a sharp conservative reaction and the reestablishment of the Catholic Church as a political power in France.