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Moderate Phase
The beginning of the French Revolution in which the people started to revolt due to a crumbling economy, unfair taxes, ideas of the Enlightenment, and the spark of the American Revolution. -
Estates General meets
The Estates General meets to discuss the grievances of the 3rd Estate. -
National Assembly is formed in France
The National Assembly was formed by the Third Estate of France. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille prison was stormed and attacked in the moderate phase of the French Revolution. -
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Great Fear
The start of the French Revolution began with the Great Fear, in which two weeks was a time of disruption in the country of France. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The first step of writing a constitution for France. -
Poor women of Paris march at Versailles
An angry mob of working women armed with pitchforks and muskets marched from Paris to Versailles. -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy adopted to run the French Catholic Church under the French Government -
Royal Family attempts to flee France
Due to revolts of the French Revolution, Louis XVI's family attempts to flee. -
Royal Family confined to Tuileries
The Royal family of France was confined to their palace to escape execution from the French Revolution. -
Constitution creates a limited monarchy
The National Assembly's Constitution of 1791 makes a limited monarchy for France. -
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Radical Phase
The French Revolution moved to the battlefield in April of 1792. Other counties such as Austria, Prussia, and Britain moved in to take a battle-ridden country. The French Revolution entered the bloody phase. -
Paris mob invades Tuileres palace
This event was a turning point for the French Revolution as it caused the fall of the French monarchy. -
France becomes a republic
France becomes a republic -
Committee of Public Safety is created
This committee was created to preserve the country of France against foreign attacks during the Radical Phase of the French Revolution. -
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time of the purge of government officials who people believed that they had wronged the country of France. -
Marie Antoinette is beheaded
Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France before the French Revolution, was beheaded nine months after her husband was. -
Robespierre is beheaded
Shortly after the troops of the National Convention caught Robespierre he is beheaded. -
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Reaction
Nationalism spread through France as new revolutionary ideas spread through France that were inspired by the American Revolution. -
Third Constitution is adopted
The Third Constitution of France established a liberal republic in France as a constitutional monarchy. -
Directory takes power
The five-member committee known as the Directory begins to govern France. -
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Napoleon Invades Egypt
Napoleon leads a campaign in France to conquer areas in the Middle East to disrupt British trade in India. The French are forced out in 1801 with a disruption in Egypt -
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Age of Napoleon
Napoleon assumed power over the French government and crowned himself emperor. People supported him strongly during this era. -
Napoleon becomes 1st Consul
Napoleon was part of a group that started a coup and successfully overthrew the Directory. The Directory was replaced with a Consulate with three members, in which Napoleon became the first consul. -
Concordat with the Catholic Church
An agreement was reached between Napoleon and the Catholic Church to define the role of the Church in a Napoleon-controlled France -
Napoleon named Consul for life
A national meeting is held that has Napoleon as 1st Consul for life. -
Napoleonic Code adopted
Napoleonic Code is the French civil code established under Napoleon. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Napoleon declared himself emperor of France and crowned himself after taking it away from the pope. -
Battle of Trafalgar
A British victory in Spain against the combined navy of France and Spain. -
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon fought a decisive battle against the Russian and Austrian Empires during the Napoleonic Age. -
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French invade Spain
Napoleon betrays the Spanish government by attacking Spain after a combined effort to invade Portugal. The French victory ends up with a loss of Spain after 6 years of occupation. -
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Napoleon Invades Russia and retreats
Napoleon led his army into Russia across the Neman River to defeat the Russians, but the attack ended up failing. -
Battle of Leipzig
The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden, led by Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, decisively defeated the French army of Napoleon. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
Napoleon is exiled after he abdicates the throne under the Treaty of Fortainebleau. -
Napoleon abdicates the thrown and Louis XVIII takes the throne
Treaty of Fontainebleau has Napoleon give up the throne and Louis XVIII take it up. -
Napoleon returns to Elba
After about a year of exile, Napoleon returns to Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
A French defeat in Belgium against the Prussian and British armies in which it was the last defeat of Napoleon before his final exile. -
Napoleon exiled to St. Helena
After the defeat at the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena. -
Napoleon dies
Napoleon died during his exile in St. Helena.
