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Absoluation and French Revolution
Abolition of the French Monarchy. Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Radical Socail change based on liberalism and other enlighenment principles. Armed conflicts with other europen countries. -
Enlightenment and Revolution inspring France
The High Enlightenment: 1730-1780 centered on the diabgues and publications of the French "phiolsophes, hich brought together leading authors to produce an ambitious compliation of human knowledge -
Enlightenment and Revolution inspring France
A time of religious land anti-religious innovation. Christians sought to reposition their faith. Argued that the universe seemed to determine its own course without God -
Napoleon and his early career
Napoleon ended up at the military college of Brienne, where he studied for five years, before moving on to the military academy in Paris -
Napoleon and his early career
In 1785, while Napoleon was at the academy, his father died of stomach cancer. This propelled Napoleon to take the reins as the head of the family. Graduating early from the military academy, Napoleon, now second lieutenant of artillery, returned to Corsica in 1786. -
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The Monarchy
The French Monarchy slowly emerged in the 16th century and became firmly established during the 17th century. -
Storming the Bastille
A mob of Paris citizens went to Bastille looking for weapons. Mob swarmed the Bastille and killed the commander. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
A document, issued by the National Assembly on August 26, 1789, that granted sovereignty to all French people. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The declaration, which drew from the ideas of some of the Enlightenment’s greatest thinkers.Declare that liberty is a “natural” and “imprescriptible” right of man and that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights.” -
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The Rebublic
Was founded during the French Revolution.The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire under Napleon. -
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The Republic
The First French Republic, was founded during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I. This period was characterized by the fall of the monarchy, the establishment of the National Convention and the Reign of Terror. -
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The Committee of Public Saftey
Created by the National Convention and then restructured. Formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror. -
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The Committee of Public Saftey
Created by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793, formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror, a stage of the french revolution. -
The Terror/Committie of Public Saftey
Created by the National Convention, its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. -
The Terror/Committie of Public Saftey
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. By conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins,marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution" Roughly 40,000 people were killed. -
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The Regin of Terror
Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. It was a period of violence, occured after the onset of the French Revolution. -
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The Directory
the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years. It included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Législatif. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
He left an ever lasting mark on the institutions of France and of much of western Europe. his driving passion was the military expansion of French dominion, and, though at his fall he left France little larger than it had been at the outbreak of the Revolution in 178. One of history's great heros. -
Napoleon as emperor
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general who became the first emperor of France. His drive for military expansion changed the world. -
Napoleon as emperor
Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first significant defeats of his military careerIn 1802, he established the Napoleonic Code, a new system of French law, and in 1804 he established the French empire. By 1807, Napoleon's empire stretched from the River Elbe in the north, down through Italy in the south, and from the Pyrenees to the Dalmatian coast. -
Napoleon's late life/death
Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa, where he lived under house arrest with a few followers. -
Napoleon's late life/death
In May 1821, he died, most likely of stomach cancer. He was only 51 years old. In 1840, his body was returned to Paris, and a magnificent funeral was held.