Revolution

French Revolution

By KylinM

  • Great Fear Sweeps France

    A time of panic and riots by peasants was common. Lasted from July-August 1789.
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    Moderate

    Turned Franch into a constitutional monarchy.
  • Estates-General Meets

    Estates-General Meets

  • National Assembly is Formed

    National Assembly is Formed

  • Citizens Storm Bastille

    Citizens Storm Bastille

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

  • Poor Women of Paris March on Versailles

  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy is Adopted

  • Royal Family Attempts to Flee France

    Royal Family Attempts to Flee France

  • Royal Family Confined to Tuileries

  • Constitution Creates a Limited Monarchy

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    Radical

    Violence increases and leads to the end of the monarchy and the Reign of Terror.
  • Paris Mob Invades Tuileries Palace

    Paris Mob Invades Tuileries Palace

  • France Becomes a Republic

  • Louis XVI is Beheaded

  • Committee of Public Safety is Created

  • Reign of Terror

    A time of massacres and many public executions. Ended July 28, 1794.

  • Marie Antoinette is Beheaded

  • Robespierre is Beheaded

  • Robespierre is Beheaded

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    Reaction

    Rivalry between political groups added to violence.
  • Third Constitution is Adopted

    Third Constitution is Adopted

  • Directory Takes Power

  • Napoleon Invades Egypt

    Tried to defend French Trade. Ended in 1801.
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    Age of Napoleon

    Napoleon rose to power and then after his downfall, was exiled.

  • Concordat With the Catholic Church

  • Napoleon Named Consul For Life

    Napoleon Named Consul For Life

  • Napoleon Becomes First Consul

  • Napoleonic Code Created

  • Napoleon Becomes Emperor

  • Napoleon Retreats From Russia

  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

  • Battle of Austerlitz

  • Napoleon Invades Spain

    Known as the Penisular War that lasted from February 1808 to April 1814.

  • Napoleon Invades Russia

    Tried to keep Russia from trading with Britain. The result for France was disastrous. Ended December 14, 1812.

  • Battle of Leipzig

  • Napoleon Exiled to Elba

  • Napoleon Exiled to Elba

    Was later exiled to St. Helena in 1815.

  • Napoleon Abdicates the Throne and Louis XVIII Takes the Throne

  • Napoleon Returns from Elba

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

  • Napoleon Exiled to St. Helena

    He was here until he died in 1821.

  • Napoleon Dies