French revolution

French Revolution Timeline

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    French Revolution

  • Convening the Estates General

    A general assembly representing the French nobility.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    When the third estate got locked out off the meeting room, so they went down the hall to a indoor tennis court and made a oath not to leave till they have a new constitution was written
  • Stroming of the Bastille

    A prison which was stormed by the french citizens
  • Great Fear

    Riots broke out, people broke into nobles homes and burned down there homes. Women marched to Versailles, and demanded that Louis and Marie to leave to Paris.
  • Declaration of The Right of Man

    Which said “men are born and remain free and equal in rights.”
  • Women's march to Versailles

    They marched to Versailles over the price of bread and demanded Louis and Marie leave to Paris.
  • Louis and Marie's flight to Varennes

    Louis and Marie tried to flee to Varennas but they didn't keep there identitys a serect
  • Consitiution of 1791

    Second written consitiution of France
  • Brunswick Manifesto

    Proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
  • National Convention

    It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic
  • Reign of Terror

    Was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution
  • Directory

    Held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate.
  • Concordat of 1801

    Made the Roman Catholic Church the majority city in Franch
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Napoleon sells Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson for 15 billion
  • Napoleon becomes Emperor

    He crowned himself emperor of France
  • Napoleonic Code

    Allowed freedom or religion, and the government postitions go to the most qualified
  • Napoleon Bonaparte takes over

    He took over lots of land and rarely lost
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy against French Navy and the Spanish Navy
  • Continental System

    Was a forgein policy of Napoleon
  • Peninsular War

    A was fought by France against Spain, United Kingdom, and Portugal
  • Invasion on Russia

    When Prussia, and Austria broke there alliance with France
  • Exile to Elba

    Napoleon got sent to Elba
  • Battle of Waterloo

    This battle put an end to Napoleon's rule
  • Exile to St. Helena

    Napoleon got exiled to St. Helena