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The Estates General meeting at the Tennis Court Oath
Estates General was an assembly of all the estates of French subjects. On May 5, 1789, King Louis XVI calls on all the estates to meet and disscuss about the issues. They deal with France's financial crisis. Its members had been elected to represent the estates of the realm: the First Estate, the Second Estate and the Third Estate. Some important characters are CaJacques Necker, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès. -
Tennis Court Oath
That was a pledge signed by some members of the third estates. They have a group that was known as the National Assembly, and they were out to protest against the inequalities of classes. -
Storm Bastille
The state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rulers.They released all the the prisoners, and distroyed the prison. This was one of the early events of the French Revolution. Important character Bernard-René Jordan de Launay, a military governor. -
Decree of the National Assembly Abolishing the Feudal System
The National Assembly took away all the rights of the Second Estate, the nobility and the First Estate the clergy. They all had equal rights as other citizens. It decrees that, among the existing rights and dues, originating in, or representing real or personal servitude, shall be abolished without identification. Important characters Viscount de Noailles and the Duke d'Aiguillon are the ones that proposed the redemption and consequent abolition of feudal rights. -
Black citizens of French equal rights
The society of the Friends of the Blacks were abolitionist. The National Assembly legislated the Universal Emancipation decree, which effectively freed all colonial slaves. -
King Louis XVI executed
He was sent to the national convention where he was found guilty of high treason. They decided to kill him, so he was sent to the guillotine, where his head was cut off by a big blade. After this there was no more Monarchy in France. A citizen grabed his head and showed to the people. -
France declare war on Austria, Holland and England
European powers wanted to put down the French Revolution and restore the monarchy to power. These countries that re England, Holland, and Austria saw the revolution as a grave threat to their own monarchies. -
The Reign of Terror
French Revolution entered the phase of political conflict namely between the political of Girondins and Jacobins. The law of Suspects allowed the creation of tribunals to try and execute anyone who does not agree with the French Revolution. On that period where characterized by a wave of executions of presumed enemies of the state. -
End of the Reign of Terror
Robespierre was finally accused of dictatorship and tyranny and evicted from the Convention. Robespirre is arrested and executed at the ending. -
The Constitution of 1795
The convention ratify a new constitution which is a period of governmental restructuring. The new legislature would consist of two houses: an upper house called the Council of Ancients and a lower house called the Council of Five Hundreds. -
National Convention
The National Convention was elected with a franchise than the Legislative Assembly. The change was so bad that once-powerful groups like the sans-culottes and Jacobins were forced underground. -
The Elections and Coup
They were leaking into the republic, which they could have terrible implications for the direction of the legislature. It therefore allowed the elections to proceed as scheduled. After the annual elections. -
French Military Defeat
Napoleon seems strong forward progress ran into a roadblock in Egypt, and France’s army in general faced simultaneous threats. After hearing of the bedlam taking place in mainland Europe, as well as within in his own country, -
Napoleon Bonaparte named "First Consul," now effective dictator
The Directory started getting weak and ineffective, French leaders became affraid of what can happen if to France since they had no strong leadership at that time. Napoleon now cut his hair short. The people forgot the disastrous Egyptian campaign and remembered his stunning victories -
Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon
Napoleon was coroned Emporor of France on December 2th, 1804. He had promise the people of France great power and infinity. He colonize countries and states in different nations. He crowned himself, facing the congregation rather than the high altar to mark his independence from the Church.
