French Revolution

By RileySurman

  • National Assembly established

    3rd Estate creates assembly to get taxes on 1st and 2nd Estate

  • 1st Constitution

    End of absolute monarchy; Constitutional Monarchy formed

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Peasants revolt and attack Bastille prison

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

    Document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights

  • 2nd Constitution

    Removal of monarchy

  • War on Austria and Prussia

    Austria and Prussia feared that the ideas of revolution would spread to their countries if they didn't shut down the French Revolution

  • Louis XVI execution

    Louis 16 was tried and executed on the Guillotine.

  • Reign of Terror

    Time when war and death was all over France

  • Marie Antoinette executed

    After monarchy was abolished, Marie was tried, found guilty, and executed

  • 3rd Constitution

    A form of legislative system was formed

  • Napoleon overthrows the Directory

    Napoleon returns from war and overthrows France's government and names himself First Consul

  • Napoleon's coup d' Etat

    Napoleon seizes power

  • Napoleon sells Louisiana Territory

    Needed money to fund war in France so he sold land to the United States

  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Naval battle between British and French

  • Peninsular War

    War between all of Europe

  • Napoleon's invasion of Russia

    Napoleon invades Russia with 400,000 troops and leaves with 10,000

  • Napoleon surrenders to Prussia and Russia

    Napoleon is surrounded and outnumbered and must surrender

  • napoleon returns to france from elba

    Napoleon escapes the island of Elba and retakes his position as leader for France

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Napoleon finally defeated