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Revolution Breaks out
This year was the year that the entire French revolution began. It was caused by many factors but prominent ones are that the country of France had gone into bankruptcy and the tax system was not sufficient enough to get the economy stable again. Another factor would be the food scarcity caused by crop failures and these shortages made the price of bread and food increase significantly; leaving the lower class or the peasants in economical and agricultural trouble. T -
The National Assembly
a. Where delegates from all 3 class levels form a group to deal with the issues that were going on in France. A key fact in this assembly is that the lower class got just much say or votes as the people from the upper classes. On June 17, they voted to form the National Assembly hoping to put an end to absolute monarchy and begin a representative government. This was the first action in the French Revolution -
National Assembly Reforms France
a. The National Assembly adopted revolutionary ideas. They were influenced by the Declaration of Independence and made official documents that guaranteed the rights the people and hand the nation's ability to have liberty and freedom. The Assembly also sold lots of church land to pay off France's debt, but this did not go over well with peasants and believed heavily in the idea of Enlightenment. I felt like this event progressed the evolution of the rrevolution. -
Louis XVI tries to escape
Louis XVI was a terrible leader and was afraid of what his future as a monarch would look, so he tries to flee to the Netherlands but is apprehended and tdenouces him as an absolute ruler. This shows that France was getting rid of the bad in thier country; making steps towards a better country. -
War breaks out
Radicals wanted to spread the revolution to the rest of Europe, but the other European countries, Like Prussia and Austria, were afraid of this happening and demand that France have an absolute monarch and in response France launched a war. Great Britain, Holland, and Spain joined Prussia and Austria and battled France. The French faced a string of defeat so in order to regain the French army they drafted any man from 18-40. By 1794 the French army consisted of 400,000 people including woman -
Reign of Terroe
The Jacobins took control of the National Convention and instituted a series radical measures. They realeased a Reign of Terror; a 10 month period where alleged enemies of the revolution were killed by guillotine. This was lead by one of the Jacobin leaders, Maximilien Robespierre -
Rise of Napoleon
Military leader and emperor who gained control of many European countries. Napolean gained more power as he rose rapidly through the ranks of military during the Revolution. He gained political power in France in 1799 and then he successfully waged war on various countries. -
Invasion on Russia
Napoleon lead an army of 420,000 men to Russia and in the meanwhile the leader of Russia, Alexander, pulled back his troops refusing to fight in an uneaqual battle.Napoleon aarrived to Moscow, the city was in flames. Napoleon sayed in the ruined city unitl mid October and then made his way back to France, but the troops were dying on the travel back and when Napoleon returned home there were only 10,000 soldiers left. This is an imporatnt event because it was the catalyst for Napoleon's downfall -
Napoleon's downfalll
After the great loss of toops, Napoleon musters an army to battle the allies. They easily defeated France, but Napoleon wanted to continue to fight on but his generals refuse. In April 1814, Napoleon gave up his throne and was exiled to the remote island of Elba. -
The Hundred Days
Napoleon escaped the island of Elba and landed in France. The people were happy to see him and within a few days he became the emperor again. The allies heard of his return and prepared for battle near the village of Waterloo in Belgium and then Napoleon attcked. He was defeated and it was his last bid for power, and then he was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helen where he later died
