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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.
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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.
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French citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison, in search of weapons to defend themselves against the military forces of King Louis XVI.
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The National Assembly officailly ended the Old Regime which had previously divided France into three social classes or estates.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Charlotte Corday killed Jean-Paul Marat to end his encouragement of violence for the resistance in the French Revolution.
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Maximillien Robspierre was sent to the guillotine to end his Reign of Terror.
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Napoleon Bonaparte gained fame as an offier when he and his men defended the National Convention from thousands of attacking rebels.
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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.
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Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson to eliminate France's tie to the United States.
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Napoleon snathched the crown from the pope and crowned himself to show the power he had over the church.
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Napoleon set up a blckade around Great britian to prevent them from trading with Europe.
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Napoleon led his army against the Russian army in battle. Eventually, the Russians retreated allowing Napoleon to advance on Moscow.
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The Mines Act was put into effect in Britian. This act prevented children and women from working in mines underground.
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Britian enacted a law to limit the workdays of women and children to 10 hours.
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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.
