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This marked the start of the French Revolution
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This marks the beginning of the French Revolution
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This event marks the beginning of the French Revolution
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Marks the beginning of the French Revolution
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The Third Estate gathered and swore not to separate until a constitution had been written.
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The Third Estate swore an oath that until a French constitution was drafted.
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The Third Estate vowed that until a French constitution was drafted they would continue to meet even though it was illegal
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Caused many revolts as it inspired the revolutionaries
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This challenged the authority of the King and ultimately lead to the execution of the leadership
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizen helped illustrate natural rights for the citizen of France
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen defined the rights of man and the collective citizen at the time of the French Revolution
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Large amounts of Women protested against the price of bread
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The Legislative Assembly declared war on Prussia and Austria. At first, the French failed but over time became more successful.
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The Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria and Prussia due to the fact that they believed that Austria was against the security of France
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This was done in order to rid France of the old regime and to allow the new regime to come in. This was followed by the execution of his wife not long after
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Robespierre's Reign of Terror was the mass murder of many people seen as against the French Revolution
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The directory was a convention in charge of ruling France due to the poor leadership of the past
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Napolean rapidly rose through the military ranks and eventually became the ruler of France
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In its essence, Napolean was too arrogant and thought he could beat everyone. The Russians were smarter and knew how to beat Napolean
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Napolean declared himself Emporer and due to the lavish lifestyle that monarchs lived he plunged France into debt
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This authorized French warships and privateers to capture neutral ships control by the British
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This resulted in the destruction of the French power or what was left of it.
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The Allies formed the Seventh Coalition which defeated him, he was then exiled by the British to St. Helena where he died six years later at the age of 51
