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Financial Crisis
Bad harvests and slowdown in manufacturing led to foo shortages, Rising prices for food , and unemployment. -
The Republic of Virtue
A group of women who convinced Louis XVI to return to Paris from Versailles. -
Estates-General to Nationality Assembly
Meeting of the Estates-General opened at Versailles -
Eststes-General to Nationality Assembly
Decided to draft the constitution -
French Revolution begins
The french revolution war wasmore complex, more violent, and far more radical. It tried to create both a new political order and a new social order. Its been seen as a major turning point. -
The Destruction of the Old Regime
The Nationality Assembly voted to abolish the rights of landlords -
The fate of the king
The newly elected National Convention began its sessions. -
Military Successes
He became captain. -
Crises and Response
The king was beheaded on the guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror
The Comittiee of Public Safety took control -
The Rise of Napoleon
He bought the French Revolutionary war to an end. -
Peace with the pope
Napolean made an agreement with the pope
