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The French Revolution

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    The Monarchy

    The Monarchy of France had lasted over a century and more. Nut finally came to an end in 1870 after Napoleon was no longer the ruler of France.
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    Absolutism and the French Revolution

  • The Spirit of the Laws

    The Spirit of the Laws
    admiration for Great Brittian's government with different branches. Created for order in France at the time.
  • The social contract

    The social contract
    "man is born free but everywhere he is in chains." Writen by a French philosopher.
  • Napoleon Birth

    Napoleon Birth
    Born in family's ancestrial house. Was born a year after the island he lived on was now part of France.
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    The Monarchy

    King Louis took the throne in 1774. He was later sent to gualitine. on the 21 of september in 1792 they abolished monarchy in France.
  • Louis XVI

    Louis XVI
    Louis XVI takes the throne at the age 19. The state is nearly bankrupt.
  • U.S War

    U.S War
    United States tried to drag France into a war. France just relized that it would put them in greater debt then before.
  • Declaration of Rights

    Declaration of Rights
    James Madison proposed the U.S. Bill of Rights. Only 11 weeks before the Declaration of Rights of Man and of Citzen dropped.
  • Storming the Bastille

    Storming the Bastille
    An angry mob stormed into the Bastille and killed the comander. They were after the weapons that were stored there and stole them all.
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    The last article was adopted. This was considered the first step to writting a constitution for France at the time.
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    The Republic

    The king was sent to guilantine and killed which led to the Republic through the government. Also led to the rise of Napoleon's role.
  • Angry Mob

    Angry Mob
    An agry mob marched on the Tuileries Palace. They ended up throwing the Royal Family in jail.
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    Reign of Terror

    A period of violenece during the French revolution. Between the Girondins and the Jacobins.
  • Outbreak of rebellion

    Outbreak of rebellion
    A large rebellion had an outbreak against the Revolution taking place. Thus causing the war in Vendee .
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    The Committee of Public Safety

    Was made to protect the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebelion. A member of the Committee went to give a speech and was immediately inturupted then arrested and sent to death.
  • War in Vendee Ends

    War in Vendee Ends
    The anti-Republican forces in Vendee are finally defeated. Over 6000 prisoners were executed following the defeat.
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    The Directory

    the government of France during the penultimate stage of the French Revolution. Was overthrown by Napoleon.
  • Overthrow of the Directory

    Overthrow of the Directory
    Napoleon overthrew the directory by force, He also used a coup d'état.
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    Napoleon as Emperor

    Was the leader of France during the later stages of the French Revolution. Won a large majority of battles until reaching untimate defeat in 1814 losing over 500,000 lives of his own soldiers in Russia.
  • Napoleon Victories

    Napoleon Victories
    Won battles at Ulm and Uzteritz. He put an end to the third coalintion.
  • Napoleon's exile

    Napoleon's exile
    After all the casulties that Napoleon has been responsible for as a leader , he is finally exiled away from France. They exiled him to Elba, an island of 12,000 inhabitants in the Mediterranean.
  • Napoleon's Final Exile and Death

    Napoleon's Final Exile and Death
    Napoleon lost another battle badly during his second and last chance in France which again he was exiled to Saint Helen. He spent his last days on the island before he died on May 5 1821 from unknown causes.