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The French Revolution

  • Calling of the Estates General

    Voting Issues: Nobody could decide on how to vote so the National Assembly was created.
    The Tennis Court Oath: When the National Assmebly sat in an indoor tennis court when they were locked out of their usual meeting spot. They said that they wouldnt get up until they had written France a constitution.
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    French Revolution

  • Voting issues and The Tennis Court Oath

    Voting Issues: Nobody could decide on how to vote so the National Assembly was created.
    The Tennis Court Oath: When the National Assmebly sat in an indoor tennis court when they were locked out of their usual meeting spot. They said that they wouldnt get up until they had written France a constitution.
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    When serfs stormed into Bastille hoping to find weapons but ended up relasing prisoners and killing many soilders and nobles.
  • The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

    When the serfs burned noble's houses to remove the documents that called them serfs. With this, the serfs gained rights and freedom.
  • The Womens March on Versailles

    Women marched into Versailles hoping to lower the price of bread in order to make it affordable for families.
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy

    When the church was made into a branch of the government.
  • The King tries to escape

    King escapes but is caught. This leads to a fear for all citizens because they thought he was an anti revolutionary.
  • France declares war on Austria and Prussia

    The legislative assembly declares war on Austria and Prussia. An effect of this was the change from a constitutional monarchy to and republican monarchy.
  • Attack on Tuileries

    When a crowd attacks the Palace of Tuileries. After this, Louis leaves to a legislative assembly but him and his family end up getting caught and arrested.
  • Creation of the National Convention

    The French wanted to create a new constituion to get more rights and better freedom.
  • The Execution of Louis

    Louis was imprisioned and excuted. With this, the monarchy died.
  • Creation of the National Committee of Public Safety

    People were scared that their were counter revolutionarys around them so they created the convention of public safety to hunt down people of conspiracy and behead them.
  • Republic of Virtue

    A government created by Robespierre that leads to fear amongst the people.
  • Robespierre is executed

    Because of Robespierre death, the Great Fear has come to an end.
  • Thermidorian Rection

    When people who caused fear died, a radical movement was put in place showing that the fear is over.
  • Napoleon defends the National Convention

    Napoleon overthrew the Directory
  • The Consulate is established

    Napoleon wrote a new constituion and made himself first consul. When the consulate was established, the revoultion ended.
  • Concordant with the Pope

    When Napoleon fired all the clergy and brought new people in.
  • Napoleonic Code

    A set of laws created my Napoleon that made men had a higher power than women and children.
  • Napoleon is crowned emperor

    Napoleon created a fake assasination to gain power and to write a new constituion.
  • The Continental System is Established

    When Napopleon tried to block English trade with India because the war with Britain wasn't going right. An effect of this was they the European economy suffered
  • The Invasion of Spain

    When people wanted to stop the Britain trade with Portugal, people went in and ended up loosing troops on both sides.
  • The Invasion of Russia

    Both armies lost soliders due to bad weather in Russia.
  • Battle of Leipzig

    Napoleon went back to France. With this, all the other countries started to gang up on him.