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King Louis XVI took the thrown after King Louis XV died. He became the new king of France
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The newly found American colonies were having troubles with the British government. They refused to pay their taxes and rebelled against Great Britain. This led to the American Revolutionary war.
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The king called a meeting for all of the estates to meet. He wants to tax the 1st and 2nd estate, but he wants them to vote. All the estates get 1 vote each to represent their estate. The 3rd estate got shot down and it lead to a riot.
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Description: The 3rd estate was outraged after the Estates General. They formed their own little type of government called the Nation Assembly where their moto is, “Liberté, égalité, fraternité.”
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The people met in a small court and took an oath. Their oath that they took said, “Let us swear to God and our country that we will not disperse until we have established a sound and just constitution, as instructed by those who nominated us.”
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Description: An angry mob stormed the prison of Bastille. The prison was a symbol of the Monarch’s power.
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Women around France were furious at King Louis. They raided jails and other places that contained weapons and they marched all the way to Versailles. This is called the Women’s March on Versailles. This forced him to leave Versailles for his own safety.
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The National Convention was formed to make France more of a republic. It set aside the constitution and abolished absolute monarchy.
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The people believed that the revolution can’t advance if the King was still alive. They executed him in hopes of changes in France.
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Robespierre’s reign is known as the Reign of Terror. He worked to eliminate any possible threats. He killed people with the guillotine that he thought was conspiring against France.
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The bourgeoisie (upper middle class) was given power. They weren’t able to fixed France’s financial situation and food shortage, but they hired a good general to command the French’s army.
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Napoleon takes power through coup d'état. That means that he had control of the entire army and he could just unleash it on the whole country.
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The invasion of Russia was his biggest mistake. Napoleon invaded Russia with 680,000 men, and only 120,000 soldiers returned with him to Paris.
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This was Napoleon's last battle before he was defeated. He was then exiled off to St. Helena where he died.
