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Louis the xvi was married to Marie Antoinette. Louis the xvi was married with Marie to put a stop to the war between France and Austria. France and Austria were in a war for generations and this marriage was arranged to make an alliance between the two. -
This is the begging of the french revolution in my opinion. Louis the xvi did not want to be king and this was one of the major downfalls this and his incompetence on ruling. He also became king at a young age his father died early then expected so he had to take up the crown when he was young. -
Louis the xvi called a financial meeting because they were in great debt.The meeting caused major issues with the 3rd estate because there vote did not matter as much as the rest. This is the cause of the creation of the national Assembly when Louis the xvi kicks them out. -
The Bastille was a big prison/armory. Mobs stormed the prison looking for weapons.Prisoners are set free and the guards are murdered by the mobs.This was a major event because it was the first violate act of the revolution. This act of violence was not reprimanded so it showed the mobs that they could use violence to hurt the government without repercussions. -
Women march to King Louis palace because of the price of bread and them starving. King Louis does not agree to the demands of the women and they storm the palace looking for blood.The women corner King Louis the xvi and in the end the force him to sign the declaration of man and also force him to move to Paris so they have control over him. -
Louis the xvi is is executed on January 21, 1793. Louis the xvi was executed because he was unwilling to give his royal power to the revolutionary government. Louis the xvi was put on trail and found for guilty for treason and condemned to death. -
Marat is killed by Charlotte because she hated the amount of death that was happening and she believed that Marat was responsible for the amount of death. She believed that if his way keep going their would be a civil war. Her idea was totally wrong and he became like a religious figure for the people of France. -
Robespierre made a fatal mistake when he made a speech about all the spies in the court. Many people got worried that they would be one of the people he was talking about because he declined to say the names. This is his final mistake his colleagues use this as an appropriate to strike and he is rejected when he tries to speak and beheaded. -
Napoleon was the best France general in his time he had many victories and many people called him unbeatable on land. On 1799 Napoleon launched a successful coup d'etat and replaced the government bodies and declared himself emperor of France. -
The system was established in 1801 by napoleon as educational reforms. Lycee initially enrolled the nation's most talented students but since the people had to pay for their tuition some needed finical help for the poor. This system also trained the future soldiers of the country. -
Napoleon in 1801 made peace with the church but in order for peace he made some reforms on the church. Some example are church is not involved in national affairs,the state keeps the land confiscated,religious tolerance, and etc -
Napoleon made a decree that stopped any shipping to the British and if caught it would be seized. He also created a blockade to stop the trade of British goods. The British responded by finding new markets in Asia,Africa and the middle east. -
Napoleon made 3 major mistakes which causes his collapse. These mistakes are the continental system,peninsular war, and invasion of Russia. The continental system was not tight enough and many people did not agree with the blockade which caused major problems. -
Allied forces occupied Paris on march 31, 1814. Napoleon is abdicated in April and the treaty of fontainbleau. Napoleon is exiled to Elba but escapes awhile later with his generals and takes over control of France again. -
Napoleons final battle as emperor of France was the battle of Waterloo where he meet Prussia and British army and was defeated. This was the British last chance with Napoleon and he was shipped to St.Helena and lived in exile for 6 years before he died in 1821.