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The King bring together member s of all three estates to try and gain support for a tax hike. Members of the third Estate use this opportunity to voice their dissatisfaction with the monarchy.
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The third estate members at the Estates General Meeting decide to form their own group to represent "the rightful representatives of France" because they are locked out of the meeting.
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The members of the national assembly meet (on a tennis court) and decide that they won't stop meeting with the Estates General until they get a new constitution.
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French people attacked the Bastille where prisoners were help and gunpowder was stored. They then dismantled it piece by piece, in defiance of the king.
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National Assembly creates a document to end tyranny, protect peoples rights and freedoms, and put power into the hands of the people. It is much like the US Declaration of Independence.
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This group made laws during the early part of the revolution. It was divided into conservatives, moderates, and radicals.
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The King is killed with the guillotine in public.
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A period when the revolutionaries executed anyone against the revolution to inspire fear and keep people from trying to stop the revolution.
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Ruling body of 12 that dictated emergency laws during the reign of terror. Led by Robespierre.
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Revolutionaries thought the Church had too much power and that it was a relic of the past. They changed the calendar, took out street names with "saint" and destroyed statues, altars, and windows.
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Robespierre is arrested for supposedly having a list of traitors to the government but not revealing who... he is killed with guillotine. This ends the reign of terror.
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Group of 5 rulers put in place after the Reign of terror who were essentially meant to hold France together. They were unpopular with the people.
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Without much resistance, Napoleon seizes power for himself from the unpopular directory.
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The Church regains some power (government recognized influence of the Church) which was popular among the people as well as the Church.
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Napoleon is supported by the people in this decision. Crowning himself showed he was more powerful than the Church, which traditionally crowned rulers.
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The Napoleonic Code establishes uniform laws(eliminating injustices), but also limited freedom of speech and press. Also, it reinstated slavery in French Caribbean colonies.
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Napoleon had lost support, was forced to leave the throne, and was exiled.
