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Louis XVI crowned King of France 1774
This event marks when Louis Auguste de France was crowned Louis XVI. He was crowned because Louis XIII of France had died from an illness. -
American Revolution Begins
This was a global war that was a conflict between Great Britain and their thirteen colonies. This was what declared independence as the United states of America -
Calling of the Estates - General
Kings Louis the XVI had called for the Estates General for it’s first meeting. After the meeting, however, the third estate breaks away and establishes the National Assembly -
Formation of the National Assembly
This was a revolutionary assembly which was formed by the Third Estate. The Third Estate had created this after being in the Estates-General. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court oath was when the Third Estates decide to break up from the Estates General and make their own constitution. This is called the “Tennis court oath” because the third estates all gathered in one of the tennis courts, and basically protested. -
Attack on the Bastille
This was also known as the “Storming of Bastille”, and this was a violent attack on the government. It signaled the start of the French Revolution -
French Women force Louis XVI to leave Versailles
Thousands of Parisian Women marched to Versailles. Many people wanted to petition the king for the shortages in bread. -
Declaration of war against Austria
Revolutionaries at the time wanted this war because they thought it was unify the country. They wanted to spread revolutionary ideas to all of Europe -
National Convention is Formed
This was created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792. This was France’s first government organized as a republic -
Louis XVI is executed
King Louis XVI was executed by Guillotine. He was executed because of financial issues, and was found betraying France. -
Reign of Terror
This was a period of time where the Jacobins had executed many “Suspected of being enemies”. This caused many people to be killed during this time period. -
The Thermidorian Reaction
This was an event that was very popular at the time, and it was so popular it began the month of Thermidor. It was a reaction that happened after Maximilien de Robespierre was executed. -
The Directory is formed
The directory is a Group of five men who had held executive power in France. They were chosen by the following three, new legislature, Council of Five hundred, and the council of ancients and each “Year one director” was replaced. -
Napoleon Takes power
He was already very high through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution. He then seized political power in France by coup d’etat, then crowned himself emperor. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon won many of his military battles over the time he’s ruled, so this made him want more land. He made a major mistake of invading Russia however, because in the end of it all he didn’t reign victorious -
Napoleons defeat at Waterloo
This marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
They had to defeat him because he was conquering too much of
Europe.
