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France Allies with the U.S
France want to gain the allies of AMericans as well as try to indirectly attack Frances biggest enemy, England, so they join the Revolutionary War and succeed in war efforts, only to realize that their country treasury has been depleted. -
Beginning Reign Of Terror
In order to continue the revolution, the Jacobins wanted to keep morale high and remove anyone who wasn't supportive of the revolution. This marks the start of Robiespierre's reign of terror in which all "traitors" were executed in France. -
Meeting Of the Estates General
A meeting of the three estates of France. The first one in 175 years. Represented the people of France -
Storming of The Bastille
Common People storm into the medieval fortress/prison, the great Bastille. The Bastille was a large symbol of royal authority and was the flashpoint of the French Revolution -
Women March onto Versailles
Women of France take matters into their own hands, screaming for the blood of the queen, they march into versailles, beheading all the gaurds and would probably rip the queen to shreads. Luckily the royal family escapes, only to be trapped and held until demands are met. The royal family is forced to be emprisined in France. -
Royal Family tries to escape to Austria
Sensing danger in the country, the monarchs understand that danger will come soon. The royal family disguise themselves as peasants and make it to the border only to be stopped by soldiers loyal to the Revolution. -
France Declares War on Austria
Revolutionaries want to defeat Austria because they threaten to invade and destroy France if the Monarchs are harmed. -
King Louis XVI Executed
The king, a big symbol of the previous absolute monarch, must be removed in order to preserve the revolution. King Louis XVI is falsely convicted of treason and executed at the guillotine. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
A fundamental document in the French Revolutionary War that declared that all men were equal and all men had equal natural rights that cannot be voilated -
Robiespierre executed
A victim of his own reign of terror, Robespierre becomes paranoid and creates a list of suspected traitors from within his friends. HIs friends realize that he's gone too far and Robiespierre is put on trial and delcared an outlaw. An unsuccessful suicide attempt merely silences him and he is eventually executed -
Napoleon crowns himself king
Napoleon gains popularity by enforcing many favorible laws and his great military experience from the revolution helps as well. Napolon is named FIrst Consul, giving him supreme power, leading to his crowning of king. -
Congress of Vienna
A meeting to provide a long term peace plan for Europe and try to patch up many of the problems from the revolution -
Battle of Waterloo
Extreme greed for Russian land leads Napoleon into a trap. He is defeated at Belgium
