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The Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly to make laws and a constitution. Its goal was to limit the power of the king and create a government more fair for all French people.
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king Louis XVI convened the Estates-General (clergy, nobility, and commoners, or Third Estate) to resolve France's economic crisis. It was the first meeting since 1614 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution, as the Third Estate demanded greater representation and equality in the face of the privileges enjoyed by the other two estates. -
Los representantes del tercer estado, se sienten excluidos de los Estados Generales, así que se reunieron en una cancha de tenis y juraron no separarse hasta redactar una Constitución. Esto, marcó el inicio de la Asamblea Nacional y mostró la decisión del pueblo de tener un papel político activo. -
The people of Paris stormed the Bastille prison (though they only freed five prisoners), a symbol of the king's absolute power, to obtain weapons and gunpowder. This event marked the beginning of the French Revolution and became a symbol of liberty and the fight against the monarchy. -
The National Assembly abolished the privileges of the nobility and clergy, ending feudalism. From that moment on, all people were equal before the law, and peasants no longer had to pay special taxes to the lords. -
The National assembly approved a text stating that all people are born free and equal, with rights such as liberty, property, and justice. It became an important foundation for modern laws and rights in France and around the world. -
After the Constitution of 1791 the Legislative assembly was created to govern France and It was made up of elected representatives, and its job was to make laws and check the king.
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King Louis XVI and his family attempted to flee France to join the nobles abroad. They were captured in Varennes and brought back to Paris. This caused many French people to lose faith in the king and increasingly support the idea of a republic. -
The French Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria because it feared that European monarchs would help Louis XVI regain absolute power. This marked the beginning of the Revolutionary Wars and increased tensions inside of france. -
The people of paris and the sans-culottes attacked the palace where Louis XVI lived. The king was arrested and imprisoned, which further weakened the monarchy and helped France become a republic. -
Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris after being found guilty of treason, his death ended the monarchy and marked the beginning of the French Republic -
Maximilien Robespierre, who led the reign of terror was captured and guillotined, his death brought an end to the revolutionary terror and paved the way for a more moderate government in France. -
Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the combined army of Austria and Russia in one of his most important victories and this battle strengthened his power in Europe and allowed him to redraw the map of Europe in his favor -
The British fleet, led by Nelson, defeated the fleets of France and Spain and Napoleon was unable to invade England, and it became clear that the British dominated the seas -
Napoleon was defeated by the armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden. This defeat caused his power in Europe to begin to decline and forced him to retreat to France -
Napoleon was defeated by the forces of England and Prussia and this defeat ended his power and forced him into exile on the island of Saint Helena, where he died years later.