French Revolution

By leonasmith27

  • Tennis court Oast

    an oath to become a national assembly made at the beginning of the revolution

  • Fall of Bastille

    Revolutionist stormed a prison to obtain firearms and gun powder

  • Great Fear

    Peasents were scared because the shortage of grain, then revolted against manor houses

  • The Declaration Of The Rights Of Men

    States all mens natural rights

  • Woman march on versailles

    The march began with woman who were nearly rioting over the high price of bread

  • Civil Constitution Of the Clergy

    A law passed that weekend the church in France

  • Constitution of 1791

    adopted constitutionality and established popular sovereignty

  • The Royal Escape

    Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette failed to leave Paris.

  • Declaration of Pilnitz

    Leopold II and Frederick William II publicly announced they were going to invade France

  • Creation of National Convention

    held power in France,

  • execution of a monarch

    Louis the 16th was beheaded

  • reign of terror

    A time period with a lot of executions

  • Concordat of 1801

    Made the Roman Catholic Church as the major church of France, and brought back its civil status

  • Exile to Elba

    Napolean was exiled on the Island of Elba.

  • Battle of Waterloo

    A fight between France and the Seventh coalition that put an end to Napolean's rule as emperor.