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French Revolution Timeline

By Calder.G
  • Napoleon Birth

    Napoleon Birth

    Napoleon born in Corsica, France.
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    Bad Harvests.

    Bad Harvests, slowdown in manafacturing. Leading to Food shortages, High food prices, and unemployment.

  • Meeting

    Meeting of Estates- General. New vote system proposed by 3rd estate.
  • The Tennis Court Oath

    The Tennis Court Oath

  • At the Bastille

    At the Bastille

    900 Parisians, record high price for bread. Angry protesters take Bastille looking for ammunition, kill wardens, the dismantle the building brick by brick.
  • National Assembly.

    National Assembly.

    The assembly was revoked or clergy and nobles.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.

    Fusion of England´s Bill or Rights and America´s Declaration Independence. All MEN free and equal under the law.

  • Women take charge.

    ¨ Detachments of women...armed with broomsticks, lances, pitchforks, sword pistols, and muskets.¨

  • King Returns

    He returned with flour.

  • Attempt to flee.

    The King and Royal family attempted to flee.

  • King is tried.

    King is tried for turning against the nation. Louis agrees to stay and support new constitution.
  • Legislative Assembly

    Legislative Assembly

    Declared war on Austria. Did not go well for the French.

  • Food Shortages.

    The shortages led to protests.

  • Monarchy ends

    Rumors are spread and the Nobles try to defeat the revolution.

  • Declared New Revolution.

    Parisians declared New Revolution. King captured, called for National Assembly. Universal (Male) suffrage.
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    VIOLENCE

    Thousands died, new leader of the people Jean-Paul Marat.

  • New Convention

    A New Convention for a New Constitution legislation made up of; lawyers, professionals, and land owners.
  • Monarchy and Republic.

    Monarchy and Republic.

    The Monarchy was abolished and the Republic was established.
  • The death of the King.

    The death of the King.

    King beheaded at the guillotine. Reinforced radicalism.
  • De Christianization

    De Christianization

  • Women...

    Society for Revolutionary, Paris.

  • Issues

    National Convention had issues of draft.
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    Committee of Public Safety= Reign of Terror

    Crushing Rebellion, 40,000 prosecuted and executed for treason.

  • 1 million soldiers.

    The 1 million soldiers pushed back invaders and conquered Austrian Netherlands. ¨People´s wars¨

  • Law of 22 Prairial.

    Gave Robespierre more power to arrest execute.

  • Guiollotined.

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    Corruption (Kwames Detroit)

  • Coup d´etat

    Coup d´etat created consulate. Napoleon fisrt consul (Roman)
  • Agreement

    Agreement

    Agreement with Pope, Catholicism is religion of France.
    No need to return property seized by revolution.

  • Treaty

    Peace Treaty with International coalitior signed.

  • Consul

    Consul for life.

  • War

    War breaks out with Britain in Napoleons Empire.
  • Code

    Code

    Civil code/Napoleonic Code.

  • Napoleon

    Emperor Napoleon I.
  • Period: to

    Master of Europe; Napoleon

  • Goal

    Shut dowm Britains Economy. This plan FAILED, Britains exports at all time high.
  • March on Russia

    March on Russia

    600,000 French soldiers marched on Russia.

  • Reached Destination!

    Reach Moscow, city ablaze and no supplies.

  • Exiled

    Napoleon exiled to the Island of Elba.

  • Triumphant return.

    Napoleons triumphant return to Paris.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    One of the bloodiest battles of the French Revolution.
  • Death of Napoleon.

    Death of Napoleon.

    Napoleon exiled to St. Helena Island, there he died of cancer.