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Meeting of the Estates General
Members of the three estates came together to discuss grievances, and elect representatives who would meet at Versailles. -
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The French Revolution to the Death of Napoleon
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The Storming of Bastille
A crowd searching for military supplies attacked the Bastille. -
The Declaration of the Right of Man and of the Citizen
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Austria and Prussia Threatened to Intervine
Austria and Prussia threaten to intervine in the French Revolution in support of monarchy. -
Forced into Protection
A crowd invaded the king's (Louis XVI) palace in Paris and forced him to seek protection in the Legislative Assembly. -
The Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror
A period of violence after the onset of the French Revolution. -
Progress in the Revolution
The Revolution was secure from foreign and domestic enemies, but repression, now institutionalized, continued -
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was arrested and over the next two days, him and nearly a hundred of his allies were executed by the guillotine. -
Rise of the Working Class
The Paris working class rose in protest and the Convention approved the use of overwhelming military force -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte seized power of the French army (aka: Napoleon overthrows the Directory) -
Freedom for French Catholics
Negotiations with the Catholic Church led to the Concordat of 1801 which gave French Catholics the right to freely practice their religion. -
The Napoleonic Civil Code
The Civil Code of 1804 gave people equality in law and protection of property (aka: the Napoleonic Civil Code) -
The Crowning of Napoleon
Napoleon crowns himself emperor -
French Defeat
The British navy defeated the French and allied Spanish fleets thwarting Napoleon's plan to mobilize forces to invade Britain. -
The French Invasion Portugal
Napoleon invaded Portugal in 1807. -
The French Invasion of Spain
Napoleon invaded Spain in 1808. -
Napoleon Dethroned
Napoleon was forced to abdicate the French throne. -
Napoleon Defeated
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. -
The Death of Napoleon
Napoleon was executed on the distant island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic.
