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As a preparation for a French army attack, revolutionists stormed Bastille because it was a symbol of the king and where they could get weapons. this marks the start of the revolution
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The meeting was called because the French government was having financial problems from war and spending habits and the lack of taxes actually being paid by peasants because they could not afford it. This only raised the taxes for the French
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. which gave in writing what peasants and revolutionists wanted out of the government
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Members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require until the constitution of the kingdom is established" which essentially put the assembly out of commission temporarily
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A period of panic and riot by peasants and others over rumors of an “aristocratic conspiracy” to overthrow the third estate so peasants armed themselves. This was active violence in the revolution
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A group of women in a Paris marketplace began to revolt when they began to march through Paris demanding bread at a fair price until they met Versailles. This encouraged revolutionists because they felt that the bread was so expensive because of the queen's expencive taste
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Created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution this document retained the monarchy, but sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly, which was elected by a system of indirect voting but it only lasted a year
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King Louis XVI was publicly executed at the guillotine which marked a change in the ruling of France during the revolution
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executed -
A period of time in France when radicals took control of the revolutionary government and arrested and executed anyone who they suspected might not be loyal to the revolution. This "fueled the fire" of the revolution
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5 men were chosen by the new legislature, by the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients (each year one director, chosen by lot, was to be replaced) This was a start to implementing electoral practices
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Napoleon was able to become emperor but the earlier rulers had set left France in shambles. The monarchy's desire to live a lavish lifestyle meant excessive spending to do so. The result of this was France going into a financial crisis that only worsened with the coming of poor harvests.
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At sea, Lord Nelson and the Royal Navy consistently thwarted Napoleon Bonaparte, who led France to preeminence on the European mainland rather than the sea. This is the start of Napoleons decline
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Napoleon caused the French army to lose to Russia when he tried to take over Russia in winter in order to expand France. This caused thousands of French troops to die and Napoleon to lose supporters
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Spanish nationalism emerged in the Spanish War of Independence against Napoleon. This created a threat to Napoleon
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The significance of this event was the mark of Napoleons defeat which causes a new era of French rule and Napoleons expansive empire began to crumble.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/napoleon.htm
