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Louis XVI Was Crowned King
He was being crowned because hi sfather has died and left him to. -
Calling of the Estate General
The Estate General was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General -
Formation of the Nationa Assembly
During the French Revolution, the National Assembly, which was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General -
The Attack on the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille and its shocking takeover on July 14, 1789, was the symbol of the spark which set off the French Revolution. -
Great Fear
A period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumours.The gathering of troops around Paris provoked insurrection, and on July 14 the Parisian rabble seized the Bastille -
French Women force Louis XVI to leave Versilles
The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the morning of 5 October 1789, were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. -
Declaration of war against Austria
France declared war on Austria. The French armies lacked organization and discipline, and many noble officers had emigrated -
The National Convention is formed
A form of constitution since France was reforming itselfsince the french revolution -
Louis XVI is executed
King louis XVI was arrested and taking away from his family.HE also tried for high treason before the national convention -
Reign of Terror
This was a period were a lot of fighting that happened after the french revolution between the two political factions. -
The Thermidorian Reaction
The parliamentary revolt initiated on 9 Thermidor, which resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervour and the Reign of Terror in France. -
Napoleon Takes Power
Napoleon rise to power starts with him being commissioned to put down a riot in Paris in 1795, the aptly dubbed "whiff of grapeshot -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon invaded Russia in order to further complete his mastery of Europe -
Napoleon defeated Waterloo
French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. France was at war with most of Europe, and Napoleon returned home to take over the reigns of the French government and save his nation from collapse.
