French Revolution

By 20kahmeyerm

  • Declaration of Rights

  • The Meeting of The Estates General

    The Meeting of The Estates General

    This was the first meeting since 1614. The Estates General was a general assembly of representatives from France's three Estates.

  • Meeting of The Estates

  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    The king ordered a meeting but locked out the third estate. Still wanting to talk about things they met by themselves in a tennis court nearby. They called them selfsThe National Assembly and they took an oath to never disband until France had a new constitution.

  • Tennis Court Oath

  • The Storming of The Bastille

    The Storming of The Bastille

    The Bastille was a prison. It only had 7 inmates at the time of the storming but it held royal authority so in storming it, it was showing rebellion.

  • Storming of Bastille

  • The Declaration of Rights

    The Declaration of Rights

    The Declaration of Rights was written by The National Assembly. It consists of 17 articles. The 17 articles actually serve as the preamble to America's constitution.

  • Napoleon's Empire Collapses

  • The Congress of Vienna

  • March on Versailles

  • Reign of Terror

  • The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire