French Revolution

  • Beginning of the Estates General

    It was a meeting of the three Estates to argue France’s economic crisis.
    This event was the principal aid to start the French Revolution.
  • Storming of Bastille

    People attacked the Bastille prison to get weapons and protest against the absolutism.
  • Declaration of the rigths of man and the citizens

    It said that all men are equal before the law, with rights like liberty, property, and security.
  • Declaration of the rightsof woman and and the citizens

    This declaeration says that all woman and man are equal before the law.
  • The Terror

    It was a period of time when many people were punished or executed to protect the Revolution.
  • Coup detat of Therminor

    Was a revolt that toppled Robespierre, ending the radical Reign of Terror. It resulted in his execution.
  • Coup detat of brumaire

    Napoleon used his military influence to dissolve the failing government and take power for himself. It turned him from a popular general into the supreme leader of France.
  • Directory

    Was the five-man executive government that ruled France before Napoleon took over. It was famously weak, corrupt, and broke, failing to fix the economy or stop internal chaos.
  • Consulate

    Was a government led by three "Consuls," but Napoleon held all the real authority as First Consul. It replaced the messy Directory with a centralized military dictatorship disguised as a republic.