French Revolution

  • The Fall of Napoleon’s Empire
    1814 BCE

    The Fall of Napoleon’s Empire

    Britain, Russia, Prussia, Sweden and Austria had joined forces and attacked France. Napoleon was defeated in 1813 and was exiled in 1814.
  • The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
    1804 BCE

    The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire

    He seized political power in France in 1799, then later crowned himself king in 1804.
  • The Reign of Terror
    1793 BCE

    The Reign of Terror

    People were killed if they were suspected of being enemies of the Revolution.
  • The Meeting of the Estates General
    1789 BCE

    The Meeting of the Estates General

    A meeting of the three estates that were in the French Revolution. That included clergy, nobility, and the peasant classes.
  • The Tennis Court Oath
    1789 BCE

    The Tennis Court Oath

    It was a pledge that was a sign of the early French Revolution.
  • The Storming of the Bastille
    1789 BCE

    The Storming of the Bastille

    An event that took place at a prison. The revolutionaries stormed the prison, took control of the arteries, and the gunpowder.
  • Period: 1789 BCE to 1814 BCE

    The French Revolution