French Revolution Timeline

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    The French Revolution

    A time period of political and societal change in France.
  • The Great Fear

    The Great Fear

    A general panic that took place at the start of the French Revolution.
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    The declaration of human rights and natural rights.
  • The Estates- General Meeting

    The Estates- General Meeting

    The king summoned the Estates General, the third estate declared itself the National Assembly.
  • The Tennis Court Oath

    The Tennis Court Oath

    The third estate, locking themselves in a tennis court where they took an oath to never separate until a written constitution had been established.
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille

    The third estate attempted to storm and seize control of the Bastille.
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    The Reign of Terror

    A period during the French Revolution, were there was lots of violence. Public executions and mass killings.
  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror

    A period during the French Revolution, were there was lots of violence. Public executions and mass killings.
  • The execution of King Louis XVI

    The execution of King Louis XVI

    Public execution of King Louis XVl (16)
  • Napoleon Bonaparte’s Coup d’etat

    Napoleon Bonaparte’s Coup d’etat

    Brought Napoleon to power, ended the
    French Revolution and later brought Napoleon as emperor.
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    The First Empire (Napoleon)

    Under Napoleons rule, he tried invaded many places most successful but some not. Fall due to The Battle of Waterloo.
  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna

    A series of international meetings that attempted to forge a peaceful balance of power in Europe.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    Ended Napoleonic Wars, and exiled Napoleon to Saint Helena.