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Frech Revolution
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Convening the Estates General
The Estates General met separately and they had 3 different estates. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Estates General met at an indoor tennis court and pledged not to leave until a new constitution was written. -
Storming of the Bastille
People of Paris stormed the Bastille prison, killed guards, and walked around with their heads on pikes. -
Great Fear
Peasants broke into noble’s homes and destroyed legal papers that bound them to feudal dues. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
It guaranteed the freedom of liberty, equal justice, and freedom of religion and was only for men. -
Women's march to Versailles
Women had rioted over price of bread and marched to Versailles. They forced Louis and Marie to return to Paris. -
Louis and Marie's flight to Varennes
Louis, Marie, and their children tried to flee Paris in secret, but got caught in Varennes. -
Constitution of 1791
The time when the government became a limited constitutional monarchy and the legislative assembly had the power to create laws. -
Brunswick Manifesto
Was a document that said if the French royal family was hurt then the French people would be to. -
National Convention
They established the monarchy and declared France a Republic. -
The Reign of Terror
Began when Robespierre lead the Committee of Public Safety and ruled France as a dictator. -
Directory
It became the government when the National Convention drafted a new plan for government. -
Napoleon Bonaparte takes over
Napoleon and his troops surrounded the legislature and forced the members to dissolve. -
Concordat of 1801
Napoleon and Pope Pius VII agreed that they would handle their own issues and not get involved with the other. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
He wanted to make himself emperor of France and the people agreed with their votes. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought large Louisiana area from France. -
Napoleonic Code
Napoleon made a code of laws which favored order above individual freedoms. -
Batle of Trafalgar
It was a sea battle fought between the Royal Navy and the French and Spanish Navy. -
Continental System
It happened when Napoleon Bonaparte issued the Berlin decrees. -
Peninsular War
Napoleon sent his troops to invade Spanish troops in Portugal. -
Invasion of Russia
Battle at which the Russians attacked France destroyed anything that the French could use. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
It was fought between Napoleon and the Prussian army at Waterloo. -
Exile to St. Helena
Napoleon was also exiled to St. Helena after Elba and the island was much smaller.