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Monarchy
Monarchy had lasted for many years of France but eventually ended in 1792. -
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Absolutism and the French Revouloton
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Napoleon as a commander
Napoleon became the commander of the French army in Italy during the spring moths of 1796. This would not however be his last promotion, he would go on to beoome a general. -
The Revolution begins
The meeting of the Estates Genral met here where the 1st and 2nd estates would vote out the 3rd. As a side note, this is also when the 3rd estate would form the National Assembly. -
Storming the Bastille
An angry mob storms the Bastille to gain weapons. They take the prison and kill the commander.Beginning The Great Fear. -
The Declaration of the rights of man part 2
All men are equal and remain equal under law Guaranteed freedom of speech, the press, and religion (not women) -
The decleration of rights of man part 1
The National assembly eleminated all feudal dues and services. The Declaration put down basic rules of the Revolution which is "liberty, equality and fraternity" -
Women from Paris to Versailles
A large group of 7,000 woemn marched to Versailles in demand of food to feed their famillies. The queen made the famous statement "let them eat cake" when she gave them a very poor form of bread. -
Restrictions of power
Power of the church and clergy were taken away. Louis agreed to move his palace to Tuileres Palace. -
Enlightenment ideas
Great Britains government limited the king's power. The writings of John Locke, Baron De Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseao from the Enlightenment period begain to inspire the people of France. -
A New Government
The National Assembly completed its constitution. Created the Legislative Assembly. -
Mob marches on Tuileries Palace
The mob storms the palace and throws the royal family in jail. The Legislative assembly feels powerless and votes itself out of existence -
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Republic
Like most countries, France had to go through many different government types to finally decide which was best for it which ened up to be a Republic for a large portion of time. -
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The committee of public safety
The committee of public safety was a group dedicated to ensuring that all workers would recieve safer working conditions. -
The Great Terror
It lasted for a solid 10 months. Included a series of executions, trials, and accusations. -
The Graet terror (part 2)
300,000 people were arrested and 17,000 were executed. High prices, bankruptcy, and citizen unrest. -
Napoleon as a general
Napoleon became a general during the winter months of 1793. After being in the French army for many years, Napoleon had gained the trust and respect of the people of the army in which was in his favor. -
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The reign of terror
The reign of terror consisted of thousands of executions and very many imprisonments. Also included in this were slaves and people who lived on land, turning on their land owners. -
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The Directory
The Directory was very corrupt and did not last longer than years when it was brought down which was also when Napoleon became ruler. -
Napoleon as emperor invades Egypt
Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798 which was shortly after he became emperor of France. The attack ended up being a failure as the French surrendered to the British -
Napoleon invades Russia
Napoleon and about 600,000 men marched to Russia in an attempt to take over the land for Napoleon's empire but what they did not expect was Russia's use of "scorched Earth" which is a burning of the buildings and crops and any other supplies before the invading forces arrives. -
Napoleon's health begins to decline
Napoleon began to get very sick and continued to get six as his life continued. It is reported that Napoleon had coughed up blood and layed in bed for many days at a time. -
Napoleon dies
Napoleon dies of what was thought to be due to a disease he contracted from a mosquito but it was showed that he actually had stomahc cancer which was unknown of at the time.
