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In the 1780s the economy started to decline. This was a result of bad harvests as well as war debt. There was also a very large amount of careless spending in the upper classes. The economic decline started to cause bad relations and unrest in the lower class. -
The meeting of the Estates-General was a gathering of the representatives from the three estates. The third estate decided to form the National Assembly. As the National Assembly, they passed laws and reforms in the name of the French people. This really started the revolution because the people had decided to make changes themselves rather than futilely hoping that the upper two estates would. -
A few days after the founding of the National Assembly they were locked out of their meeting room. The third estate delegates decided to meet in an indoor tennis court. They made an oath to stay until they had completed a new constitution. This was significant because it was Louis's way of trying to keep his power and it directly led to the storming of the Bastille. -
In response to the tennis court invasion, Louis sent an army of mercenaries to surround Versailles. People thought that this was going to result in a massacre and so they armed themselves. a large group searching for supplies and ammo attacked the Bastille and took over the building killing some of the guards and putting their heads on spikes. This was very significant, it "became a great symbolic act of revolution" - The ebook -
Following the removal of the Old Regime, the National Assembly took on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. This was a statement of revolutionary ideals including rights such as "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression." Revolutionary leaders adopted the expression "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". - Ebook This was important because it was a step forward in giving rights to the citizens of France. -
Because the prices of bread continued to rise, thousands of women started to riot. They went to Versailles with weapons demanding that the National Assembly provide bread. They then broke into the palace and insisted that the king and queen go back to Paris, which they agreed to do. The women signaled a change in power by forcing the royal family out of Versailles. -
Under the impression that his family was in danger, Louis decided to try and escape Frace. While he was getting close to the border to the Austrian Netherlands, Louis was caught. He was then taken back to Paris. By doing this, Louis reduced his own power even further and increased that of his enemies in the government. -
After Louis was returned, Austria and Prussia demanded that France give him back his power. This started a war that resulted in the killing of over a thousand prisoners and the imprisonment of louis and his family. The Legislative Assembly officially removed the king from his power, the new government, the National Assembly then declared France a republic. This was important because they were starting to make a new government for themselves. -
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general that was very successful in war. After returning from Egypt the time seemed right for him to seize power. He seized power and a few years after managed to sign peace agreement with their enemies. He later crowned himself emperor of France. This was a significant step forward for the people of France because they were finally at peace but also a step back because they now had a ruler once again. -
Following the defeat of Napoleon by the allied forces of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain, there was a meeting to decide what was going to happen. This meeting was called the Congress of Vienna and their goal was to make sure that France didn't do this again. In the end the overall theme of what happened during this meeting is that they strengthened the countries surrounding France so that they could not be aggressive in the future.
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