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tennis court oath
The oath taken at the beginning of the revolution to become the National Assembly. Made by 576 of 577 members of the Third Estate -
tennis court oath
The oath taken at the beginning of the revolution to become the National Assembly. Made by 576 of 577 members of the Third Estate. -
fall of bastille
revolutionists stormed the prison bastille to obtain gun powder -
great fear
A grain shortage which resulted in the decreased bread production. -
women march on versailles
on of the earliest and most significant battles of the french revolution. they destroyed versailles forcing louis and marie into paris -
civil constition of clergy
Law passed that weakened the Churches power over land and monolistic vows -
constitution of 1791
Established popular soveignty. Established after the US had created their version. Drafted at the French Nation Assembly. -
the royal escape
louis and marie attemted to escape france and the revolution by going to austia but were stoped in varennes -
Declaration of Pilnitz
warning to revolutionaries to stop infringing on Louis VXI and to restore his power. -
Creation of National Convention
Held the Constitutional and Legislative assemblies. Held executive power in France. -
execution of a monarch
king louis XVI was beheaded by the guillotine for high treason -
reign of terror
An erratic period of executions for the most minimal crime or sometimes no crime at all. Basically any opposition towards the revolution was punishable by public execution by the guillotine. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Approved by the National Constituent Assembly. Described all natural rights posessed by man. -
death of robespierre
the death of a very influental laywer in the revolution -
Constitution of 1795
Ratified by the National Convention and established the Directory and began the rule of Napoleon. -
the directory
Body of Directors that held executive power after the Convention. -
Napoleon Becomes Consulate
Was the government that took over France during the fall of the Directory and the rise of the Napoleonic Empire. Napoleon was the first of the Consuls. -
Concordat of 1801
Agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII that discontinued the Roman Catholic Church as the majority and brought back most if France's civil status. -
Coronation of the Emporer
Napoleon crowned as emporer of France. Called his crown The Crown of Charlemagne. -
The Battle of Trafalgar
A sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the French and Spanish Navy. The British won the battle. Fought during the War of the Third Coalition, a Napoleonic War. -
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon's greatest victory when the French Empire defeated the Third Coalition. Defeated Russo- Austrian army and General Tsar Alexander. -
Exile to Elba
The Coalition invaded France and forced Napoleon to the island Elba. Less than a year later he escaped and returned to power. -
Invasion of Spain
55,000 Frenchmen crossed over into Spain. They were allowed to cross over the terms of the Franco- Spanish Alliance until their true intentions of overtaking Spain were revieled a dew days later -
Invasion of Russia
Was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars because it weakened the French and its allies. The French won most of the minor battles and one major battle but the Russians still prevented the movement towards its capital. -
Congress of Vienna
A meeting to settle many issues that arose during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars and the Holy Roman Empire. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon defeated by combined armies,His last battle. Ended his rule as emperor -
A Hundred Days
Marked the period of the return of emperor Napoleon from his exile from Elba and the second restoration of King Louis the XVII a month later.
