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The National Assembly was a revolutionary assembly formed by the Third estate. It was formed to give the lower class people of France a louder voice in politics. It often demanded the King make economic reforms because of the wide spread hunger issue.
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The Tennis Court Oath was a very important pledge made at the beginning of the Revolution. The pledge made the belief that the countries power belongs to the people and not from the monarchy widespread. It got its name from the place it was signed, a literal tennis court.
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AS tensions raised in Paris, people began to believe that the King was going to attack the people of Paris. Scared and angry, they stormed the Bastille(A fortress prison) to take weapons. During the storming the rioters killed the few guards there and paraded there bodies around the city. The Storming of the Bastille is seen as a symbol of the revolution.
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The national assembly created a new constitution, this took many powers away from the King, but also created the Legislative Assembly. They had the power to make laws and controlled declarations of war, the King however still had the ability to enforce the laws. Very much like our Legislative branch in the US, this took power from one person to make the laws by spreading it among a group of people.
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This was a short span of time where citizens of Paris raided prisons and executed any royalists and supporters of the crown. Around 1,00 people were killed during this time. This event was caused by the stresses of war and the revolution.
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The reign of terror is the name of the rule of Robespierre, a dictator who took power over France after the King was overthrown. During his time, him and his allies would executed any of his political "enemies" who were only people who slightly disagreed with him. Any questionable action would result in death, its estimated that 40,000 people fell victim to this.
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A young trusted new general of the French army named Napoleon Bonaparte. In November 1799 Napoleon Sized power and became the leader of France. Soon after he defeated Brittan, Austria and Russia in battle therefor increasing the French peoples support for him.
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After further support gained by the creation of the Napoleonic code which created and maintained many laws that benefited the French people. Napoleon saw it best to crown himself as the emperor of France. With the Pope present he took the crown and bestowed it upon himself.
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After many costly defeats, Napoleon was to fight the major powers of Europe that remained. At his final battle at waterloo Napoleon was defeated and was exiled to a remote isle in the middle of nowhere to live out the rest of his days. He died a couple years after being left on the island.
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After Napoleons defeat, the great powers of Europe met in Vienna to discuss the many peace treaties and issues at hand. The leaders worked to reinstate the former rulers of many lands conquers and controlled by Napoleon. After all was said and done this meeting was the first time all the powers of Europe were able to come to a concise agreement about politics in Europe.
