Enlightenment and French Revolution

By Ruger.puckett

  • May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General

    Beginning of French revolution

  • Tennis Court Oath

    Never stop meeting until constitution established.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Turning point in French history because it demonstrated that a force of people could challenge a monarchy and over power it

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    RIghts that any person or man can have liberty property safety and resistance to oppression.

  • Women's March on Versailles

    almed to confirm the national assembly to prove bread

  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    publicly beheaded
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    Reign of Terror

    french revolution when the creation of the first republic took place

  • Maximillian Robespierre's execution

    Robespierre and a number of followers were arrested at a hotel.THe next day they were taken to place de la revolution.Where they were executed by a guillotine.

  • Napoleonic Code is established

    IT was used to unify France into a strong modern nation with a single set of written laws that applied to everyone

  • Napoleon Crowns himself emperor

    Crowned himself as emperor of France.
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    Peninsular War

    The British army fought a war in the Liberian peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon's france.

  • Napoleon and his men march on Russia

    His army invaded Russia with 500000 men from across his empire.

  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    Got exiled to island of ebola after addicted french throne.

  • Napoleon dies

    After defeat at battle of Waterloo nepolean died on St Helena after being there for 6 years