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War of the Austrian Succession
The war was started because people of France didn’t think that Maria Theresa could choose who her chosen royals were so France wanted to take over Austria and France wanted to be very powerful but in the end they lost and it made the debt problem worse. Which had a big part in starting the French Revolution. -
The Seven Year's War
The Seven Years War was often said to be a continuation of the War of the Austrian Succession. It was a global military conflict. It compounded France’s debt situation. The war was driven by the antagonism between Great Britain (in personal union with Hanover) and the Bourbons (in France and Spain), resulting from overlapping interests in their colonial and trade empires, and by the antagonism between the Hohenzollerns (in Prussia) and Habsburgs (Holy Roman Emperors and archdukes in Austria), r -
Chancellor Maupeou’sLegal System
Legal System reorganized by Chancellor Maupeou. Parliament of Paris is split up and magistrates are appointed by the government.
The Chancellor Maupeou decided to recognize the Legal System which included the Parliament and caused Paris to split up and the magistrates where approached by the government. It was important because if Maupeou hadn’t “taken away” the parliament when he did King Louis XVI would have had a chance to sustain the outbreak of the French Revolution. -
France Declares War on Great Britain
France declares war against Great Britain in support of the American Colonies. With France’s help the American Colonies were able to separate from Great Britain and become the United States of America. With doing this, France’s debt situation worsened. -
Actual French Revolution
Actual French Revolution Started! War was declared because they thought Austria would over throw and take power away from King Louis XVI. France acted out on the possible threat. France won and it was a great boost to the troops in the fact they had victory. -
Tennis Court Oath
An oath made by the 3rd Estate after being locked out of the Estates General. It was a pledge to not disband until a constitution was written. It was an act of rebellion against the monarchy, and one of the triggering events of the French Revolution. It stated that the people and their representatives had the right to govern rather than the King. A week later the King agreed to work with them to write a Constitution. -
France Declares War on Austria
France looked mighty suspicious in Austria’s eyes. Thus having France line up an army and declare war. It was important because it’s almost a year after both deaths of Marie Antoinette and King Louis the XVI, who’s sole purpose of a marriage severed as a treaty between the two. -
Radical Revolution
A second revolution occurs, as Jacobins and Sansculottes force the creation of the French Republic. The Legislative Assembly is replaced by the new National Convention. This occurred because the people still wanted more than what they had gotten. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. It started because of the conflicts between rival political factions. Many people were killed as being “enemies of the revolution.” Many people were killed by a machine called a guillotine. -
Spain Signs a Peace Treaty with France (Peace of Basel)
Spain Signs a Peace Treaty with France, this was important
because they had fought for months prior. The treaty was made official the following year with the Treaty of Basel. -
The Constitution of 1795
A different constitution is adopted
This is important because it pretty much ended the French Revolution. It ended it because the people finally got what they wanted and they were finally satisfied. -
Napoleon Bonaparte Seizes Power Ending the Revolution
A Young General called Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power, ending the Revolution and consolidating some of its reforms.
