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French reveloution 1770 - 1800
the revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789. Hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789,” denoting the end of the ancien régime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848. -
American revolution 1775 - 1783
The American Revolution officially began when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, although fighting had begun in 1775. The French saw the possibility of success and formally joined the Americans by declaring war against Britain. By the time the war ended in 1783, France had borrowed 1500 million livres to finance its involvement in it. Interest payments on this money totalled 50% of the French government's total revenue. -
Aristocratic revolt of 1788
The Revolution took shape in France when the controller general of finances, Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, arranged the summoning of an assembly of “notables”, in February 1787 to propose reforms designed to eliminate the budget deficit by increasing the taxation of the privileged classes. -
Storming the Bastille
The Paris mob was determined to arm itself due to presence of foreign troops in the streets of Paris. They moved on to the Bastille, an old fortress prison which had long been viewed as a symbol of the king's absolute authority. -
National Assembly
There was a disagreement bet the three estates over voting methods in the Estates General. The third estate wished to have a "vote by head" method, whereas the First Estate and Second Estate wanted "vote by bloc" (1 vote per estate). -
Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate was locked out of its meeting room as preparations were being made for a royal session of all three estates. Confused and angry, the delegates met instead at an indoor tennis court on the palace grounds and signed an oath not to disband until they had drawn up a new, fair constitution for France. -
Feudalism Abolished
The panic of the Great Fear showed the peasants anger with the old, outmoded system of feudal obligations. Landed aristocracy in the National Assembly seized on the idea that the only way to stop the tide of violence in the countryside was to renounce feudal privileges. The aristocracy stripped themselves of their feudal rights and privileges. On August 11, 1789, the Assembly abolished serfdom. -
The Great Fear
The Great Fear spread across the country. Once the revolutionary spirit seized control of the people of Paris, people in surrounding areas began to demand cheaper bread and suspension of feudal dues. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This asserted the political and social equality of all men, the sovereignty of the people, and the natural right to liberty, property, security, and resistance to opposition. -
Paris Mob
The Tuileries & gardens was stormed four times by angry Parisians. King Louis XVI & his family were kept as prisoners there. -
September Massacres
massacres lasted 5 days. Began on Sept. 2-7.Several of the attacks happened in the prisons in Paris. The first attack began because 24 priests were moved to Paris & prisoners began to attack them- & vise versa. -
Levee en Masse
This was the uprising of the people or when many people throughout the country got together to fight the government. -
The Execution of Robespierre
Robespear had a major influence on France. Robespeare was called incorruptable by some and a dictator by others. During Robespierre there were the most people sentenced to death in France. -
Napoleon’s Coup d’etat
This was when Napoleon overthrew the old French directory and replaces it with the French Consulate