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Storming of the Bastille
Citizens of Paris consisting mostly of the Third Estate stormed the prison Bastille. They were demanding weapons that were thought to be stored there. This occurred because members of the third estate were enraged at the inequality between the third estate and the first and second estates. This was a boiling over of the French Revolution. The storming of the Bastille became of the symbol of the French Revolution. July 14 in France is known as Bastille Day. -
The Great Fear
The Great fear was a series of peasant revolts caused by grain shortages and rumors of an aristocrat plot to starve the lower class. These peasant revolts included sacking manors owned by aristocrats and general destruction. The chaos caused the abolishment of feudalism through the Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
Declaration of Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was a document approved by the National Assembly. It stated that all men had an inalienable right to freedom. The Declaration of the Rights of Man was written because memebers of the National Assembly believed that injustices stemmed from neglecting the protection of the rights of man. The document caused the end of the old regime as no longer did nobles get their high ranking status from birth. -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution was a law passed during the French Revolution that caused the Catholic Church to become under state control.This caused the Catholic Church to lose power as all of the land was turned over to the government. Motivation for the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was that the land taken from the church would help make money for the government, which was in a fincancial crisis at the time. All in all the Civil Constitution diminished the power of the Catholic Church. -
Declaration of Pilinitz
The Declaration of Pilinitz was a statement from the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and Frederick William II of Prussia stating that they would intervene if the French monarchies were harmed. This was a bluff. However the French interpreted this as a threat causing the French Revolutionary Wars. -
Constitution of 1791
The Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France. It was drafted by the National Assembly and reluctantly adopted by Louis XVI in 1791. It established ppular sovereignty. -
French Revolutionary Wars
During the French Revolution, resentment for the new government outside of France mounted. Due to this, it was voted upon to declare war on Austria. Austria soon allied with Prussia. After this Britain joined the fight. At first fighting on the borders of France resulted in bad defeats for the French army. However as Napoleon rose ranks in the military, he helped lead the French to victories. This caused excitment an outporing of French Nationalism. -
Continued French Revolutionary Wars
The Treaty of Amiens in 1802 caused an end to the fighting. -
Continued Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror came to an end on July 28, 1794, when Robespierre was labeld as an enemy to the revolution and pubily guillotined. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time period during the French Revolution when "terror" was used a tool for political gain. In this case it was used by the Jacobins to overpower the Girondins. Robespierre, a member of the Committee of Public Safety thought that in order to preserve reforms anyone thought to be an enemy to the revolution must be executed or arrested. Ultimately, thousands were executed in various ways, including the king, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. -
Napoleon Becomes Emperor
Napoleon was a revered military leader due to his multiple victories during the French Revolutionary Wars. Upon his return from Egypt in 1799 he beceame first consul on the consulate. A group of three that ruled France. In 1804 he gained enough power,and through plebiscites was voted as emperor of France. This caused the readoption of certain old regime practices such as the Catholic Church. In addition to this the Napoleonic code was enforced which was rule through order and discpline. -
French Invasion of Russia
The French Invasion of Russia was retaliation to Czar Alexander I leaving the Continental System. To invade Russia Napoleon brought an army of 400,000 known as the Grand Army. However the Russians had a plan known as scorched earth. They would burn crops and leave destruction on the path of the French. This caused the French soldiers to starve. Another problem was the impending winter. The Grand Army reached a tattered Warsaw in October. Napoleon then decided to turn back. -
Continued Invasion of Russia
On the way back home the starving and cold troops were also hit with attacks from the healthy Russian army. The Grand Army was also not helped by the fact that they took the same path back as they took to get to Moscow. By the end of the ordeal 10,000 of 400,000 were left in the Grand Army. Napoleon's reputation was tarnished. This led to his exile to Elba. The failed attempt to invade Russia caused the French to lose momentum in the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Works Cited
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