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bad harvests lead to food shortages.
sthe French econoy, akthough it had been expanding for 50 years, suffered periodic crises. Bad harvests in 1787 and 1788 and a slowdown in manufacturing led to food shortages, rising prices for food, and unemployement. -
National Assembly adopts Declaration of the Rights of Man
the meeting of the Estates-General opened at Versailles on May 5, 1789. it was trubled frm the start voting. traditionally, each estate had one vote. that meant that the First and Secand Estate could outvote together the Third Estate two to one. -
National Assembly completes new constitution
a new constituttion and new fears the National Assembly completed a new constitution, the constitution of 1791, which set up a limited monarchy -
National Convention splits into factions
The fate of the king in september 1792, the newly elected National Convention began its session. Although it had been called to draft a new Contitution, it also acted as the sovereign ruling body of France -
kings Louis XVI is executed
the execution of Louis XVI had outraged the royalty of most of Europe. -
Reign of Terror ends
after the death of Robesperrie, revolutionary fervor began to cool. the jacobins lost power and more moderate middle-class leaders took control. much to the relief of many in France the reign of erro began to a halt. -
new constititution is created
the constitution of 1795 stablished a national legislative assembly consisting of two chambers: a lower house, known as the council of 500, which initiated legislation; and upper house, the council of elders, which accepted or rejected the proposed laws. -
napoleon takes part in coup d'etat
consul and empror in paris, napoleon took part in the coup d'etat that overthrew the government of the directory. he was only 30 years old at the time. with the coup d'etat of 1799. -
napoleon is crowned emperor
1802 napoleon was made counsul for life two years later, he crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I. -
french are defeated at trafalgar
napoleon's grand empire ws defeated the austrian. -
napoleon is defeated at waterloo
no one fired a shot. Shouting "vive I'emperur vive
I"emperur " (long live for the emperor) long live the emperor the troops when over to this side Napoleon made his entrade into paris in triumph
