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The Declaration of Independence; Cultural
The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, was sent to the King George III of Great Britian. The document declared the United States independent of Great Britian. -
The Tennis Court Oath; Social
After being locked out of the meeting of the Estates-General, the National Assembly gathered at an indoor tennis court and vowed to remain their until they formed a constitution. This was a social event in the power that the people were gaining. -
Storming of the Bastille; Military
French citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison, in search of weapons to defend themselves against the military forces of King Louis XVI. -
End of the Old Regime; Social
The National Assembly officailly ended the Old Regime which had previously divided France into three social classes or estates. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen; Political
The National assembly wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to say that all men are created equal. They stated that all men have equal rights such as liberty, security, and property. -
Constituion of 1791; Political
The National Assembly forced Louis XVI to sign their new constitution. In it, they stripped the power of Loius XVI and created a three-part Legislative Assembly. -
Louis's Excape; Social
Louis the XVI and his family attempted to flee to the Austrin Netherlands from rumored dangers in Frace. However, Louis was caught near the border and forced to go back to Paris. -
The Guillotine; Technological
Dr. Joseph Guillotin invented the killing machine known as the guillotine. The idea behind the machine was to provide a quick and equal means of execution. -
Rise of Robspierre; Political
Maximillien Robspierre rose to power in the National Convention. His time of ruling came to be known as The Reign of Terror because of the masses of people he sent to the guillotine for supposedly working against the resistance. -
The Murder of Jean-Paul Marat; social
Charlotte Corday killed Jean-Paul Marat to end his encouragement of violence for the resistance in the French Revolution. -
Death of Robespierre; Social
Maximillien Robspierre was sent to the guillotine to end his Reign of Terror. -
Early Napoleon; Military
Napoleon Bonaparte gained fame as an offier when he and his men defended the National Convention from thousands of attacking rebels. -
Napoleon Seizes Power; Political
The national legislature established a ruling body of three consuls which included Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon snatched the title of first consul and ruled with absolute power. A seizure of power in this form is called a coup d'etat. -
The Louisiana Purchase; Economic
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson to eliminate France's tie to the United States. -
Napoleon is crowned; political
Napoleon snathched the crown from the pope and crowned himself to show the power he had over the church. -
The Continental System; economic
Napoleon set up a blckade around Great britian to prevent them from trading with Europe. -
The Battle of Borodino; Military
Napoleon led his army against the Russian army in battle. Eventually, the Russians retreated allowing Napoleon to advance on Moscow. -
The Mines Act; Political
The Mines Act was put into effect in Britian. This act prevented children and women from working in mines underground. -
10 Hour Workday; Political
Britian enacted a law to limit the workdays of women and children to 10 hours. -
The Communist Manifesto; Economic
Karl Marx authored The Communist Manifesto to outline his economic viewpoint. He believed capitalism would be the death of itself. He also stated that communism was needed for people to share and own the means of production.
