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Meeting of The Estates General
The meeting of the Estates-General was called by Louis XVI. He summoned the 3 estates to find a solution to France's financial problems. They sat for several weeks but couldn't decide whether to vote by estates or vote all together. It ended when the third estate formed into the National Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembly vowed not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is published. The doors to the chamber of the meeting of the Estates-General were locked so they went in a nearby indoor tennis court and they all took a collective vote. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille represent royal authority in France. 800 men stormed the political prison and started to destroy it. There was only 7 prisoners in the jail, but they did not want the prisoners they wanted the guns and ammunition. The Storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Rights was a document of the French Revolution. The Declaration of Rights was inspired by the United States and by Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke. The document was influenced by natural right and that every man has equal rights. -
March on Versailles
The March on Versailles was a protest by women because of the scarcity and high price of bread. The march started in a marketplace in Paris and moved to the Palace of Versailles. The National Guard took the King and he never saw Versailles again. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that happened after the start of the French Revolution. The conflict was between two political groups, the Girondins and the Jacobins. About 40,000 people were executed or murdered for being enemies of the revolution. -
The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
The Rise of Napoleon started on May 18, 1804 when he named himself Emperor of France. He lead France into many battles in the venture for more land and power. He had many great years of trying to expand France, but he tried to hard and the great powers of Europe exiled him. -
The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was created by the four countries that had defeated Napolean and his army. They wanted to establish a balance of power in Europe and maintain the peace between the great powers. They did that by making new boundaries for countries to balance the power. -
Napoleon´s Empire Collapses
The French Empire of Napolean collapsed because of the Continental System, a trade embargo between Great Britain and Europe trying to weaken the trade system of Great Britain and it backfired on him. The Peninsular War made the French Empire collapse because he lost 300,000 men in war with Spain and Portugal. Napoleon sent troops to Russia to invade but the Russians starved the French troops so they had to leave.
