Caylee Worthman's French Revolution

By cayleeworthman

  • A Divided Society

    A Divided Society
    In France during the 1700's, the people were divided into estates. The first estate consisted of the church and the clergy, the 2nd was nobles who owned land, and the 3rd was everyone else. The 3rd estate consisted of the most amount of people, yet they had the least amount of power.

  • Jacques Necker

    Jacques Necker
    The king hired Jacques Necker to help solve the financial problems going on in France at the time. Necker suggested ideas such as reducing unneeded spending and all three estates pay taxes instead of just the third estate. The king did not like Necker's ideas, so about a year later, he was fired. This is important to the revolution because Necker knew how to solve many of the problems, yet no one listened.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Men

    Declaration of the Rights of Men
    The National Assembly constructed the Declaration of the Rights of Man to provide equality throughout France. The Declaration of the Rights of Man stated that all males were equal before the law, all had natural rights, and jobs were based on skill and work ethic. This event was significant to the Revolution because it has helped to create the idea that people everywhere are entitled to basic human rights.

  • The Rise of Napoleon

    The Rise of Napoleon
    Napoleon was elected Emperor of France in 1804. He ran the country with "order, security, and efficiency." He conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century and was a successful military leader as well as emperor. With Napoleon in charge peasants could own land, people were better fed, and religious tolerance became popular. He created the Napoleonic Code which helped with better ideas in the government.

  • The Big Defeat

    The Big Defeat
    Napoleon was a very successful military leader and he led his troops to many victories, but when they were beat by Russia, it was a big deal. Napoleon entered Russia with 600,000 troops, but instead of fighting back like expected, Russian troops fled and lit everything on fire in their path. This left Napoleon's troops with no supplies and very little to eat. This event is significant to the Revolution because it was Napoleon's first huge loss.