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American Revolution
The French financially helped The Americans against Britain as it was in their interest for Britain to not have the colonies. This placed France placed in bankruptcy but also gave ideas to the French common people that included liberty and political reform. -
American Revolution
The French financially helped The Americans against Britain as it was in their interest for Britain to not have the colonies. This placed France placed in bankruptcy but also gave ideas to the French common people that included liberty and political reform. -
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French Revolution
When France had civil upheaval within their country due to conflicts with the Monarchy. -
Estates General convene at Versailles
Last met in 1614, called together when King Louis XVI wanted to input taxes to help alleviate debt. The nobles did not agree and said if he was to try and pass these taxes he need approval from the Estates General. The Estates General being a representative body from all three classes, The clergy in the first, Nobles in the 2nd and 3 being anyone with out a title or associated with the church with made up approximately 98% of the total population. -
The third estate declares itself the National Assembly
Each estate held a single vote even given the third held well over 50% of the population. The nobility and clergy also sat in a single room for the meeting while the thirst estate was to sit in another room, the third demanded that they should all sit together, when this did not happen they refused to continue business. Come clergy who had come from the third estate sided with them and they became the National Assembly, -
Oath of the Tennis Court
When the delegates of the third estate were not permitted in their meeting room, they held up in the tennis court and pledged they would not disband until they had created a new constitution. -
Storming of Bastille
The tension was building as the people of Paris were poor and many without jobs while the price of bread continued to grown leaving many starving. The mob stormed the Bastille, which was now a political prison hoping to gain firearms as the Kings arm was advancing on the city, fear fueled by rumors that the country's financial crisis was brought on by the extravagant lifestyle of the king and his family. The people were also mad at the dismissal of the well-liked finical advisor of the king. -
National Assembly abolished Feudal privileges
peasants all over had begun to revolt their land owners, wanting to free themselves from manorial rights. They were successful and delegates of Versailles agreed to abolish all old noble. As time continued the peasants sought to keep this great victory. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
" Men are born and remain free and equal in rights" natural rights include " Life, Liberty, security, and resistance to oppression" "every man is presumed innocent until proven guilty". Declaring equality before law, representative government for sovereign people, and individual freedom. These rights were declared by the national assembly -
The king returned to Paris
he returned to appease a mob of women who had stormed Versailles they were upset with the price of bread and Marie Antoinette. the king was essentially a prisoner of the people in the capitol. -
King Louis XVI accepts a constitutional Monarchy
a form of government that places the king a figured head while the authority to make laws, and to tax lies within the elected body. -
Royal Family arrested while attempting to flea
The people of France who still loved they royal family and just didn't like his advisors were outraged and no longer held faith in their King -
Declaration of Pillniitz
Meant to bring the revolution down a notch, by saying if there was action taken against the royal family than Austria and Prussia would have to intervene -
France declare war on Austria
The people of France did not take kindly to the Declaration of Phillnitz. A group of extreme revolutionists called the Jacobin club led this war of the people of France against the Austria and Prussia who sided with Austria. -
Palace attacked and Louis XVI taken prisoner
The king and his family fled the palace of Tuileries to Legislative Assembly and they banned him from his rule while taking him prisoner. -
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Reign of terror
When Robespierre under the rule of the radical regime "The mountain" used terror to solidify France, around 40,000 french men and women were killed or died in prison. -
King Louis XVI tried and beheaded
Tired on counts of treason and found him guilty and to be sentenced to death. -
Austria, Prussia, Holland, Spain, and Great Britain declare war
the revolution that was going on in France threatened the idea of all other monarchy rulers in other countries. -
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Directroy rules
New assembly chose five men executive name the Directory who then took rule over to prevent another mob like radical ruling. -
Napoleon coup d'état
Napoleon in the dissatisfaction that the Directory held with the people seized control and declares himself Emperor of the French or the new Caesar. Being a great military leader the people accept his take over, this leads to a 15 year ruling and the Napoleonic Era. -
Monarchy Abolished
The National Convention proclaimed France a republic. -
French Victorious on all fronts
all unmarried men were drafted making their army large and unstoppable when coupled with the devout patriotism that the Frenchmen fighting the war had. -
Thermidorian reaction
Robespierre was executed when he continued his terror and beheading or people including those closest to him, this then led to the middle-class lawyers who were once in charge taking charge once again. The Catholic church was brought back after having been pushed aside for not accepting the revolution as is counter their ideals that the King ruled by Divine intervention.
