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Convening the Estates General
the Estates General was a meeting of representitives from all three estates. Each estate got 1/3 of the vote -
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The French Revolution
the french revolution by luke yenter -
Storming of the Bastille
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Tennis Court Oath
The third estate is locked out of the meeting room so they find a tennis court and say an oath on how they are not going to leave till they get what they want. -
The Great Fear
During the Great Fear peasents from the countryside heard that nobles were paying people to terrorize them. This caused peasents to break into nobles homes and kill them and ruin the cite. Then there was a rise in bread cost so they kicked Louis and Maire out of Versailles -
Women’s march to Versailles
the March to Versaille was when thousands of women from Paris marched to Versailles because of the rise in bread. When Louis didn't give them it they broke. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was a document that stated that all Men were free. -
Louis and Marie’s flight to Varennes
This event was when Louis and Marie tried to escape but were caught at the border by the guard and were then arrested which led to Louis' death for treason. -
Constitution of 1791
This was Frances 2nd constitution. This is when they abolish the Monarchy and they make Louis sign the constitution stating he has no power. -
Brunswick Manifesto
Issued by Ferdinand and Brunswick. It stated that if the French Royal Family were to ever be harmed there would be trouble. -
National Convention
This abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic. -
The Terror or Reign of Terror
The killing of Louis started the Terror. Robespierre ruled for a year and killed more then 40,000 people. -
Directory
A government where a two house legislature and an executive body of five men ran the country. -
Napoleon Bonaparte takes over
Napoleon Bonaparte takes over 23 Feb 1799 When Napoleon took over he defeated Austrian and Sardinian forces. -
Napoleonic Code
It was issued my Napolean. The code gave the privileges based on birth. -
Concordat of 1801
This was an argument between Napolean and Pope Pius VII. -
Louisiana Purchase
France purchased a new piece of Land and called it Louisiana. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution. -
Battle of Trafalgar
It was sea battle between the British Royal Navy and two combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navy. The British won. -
Continental System
It was a large-scale embargo against British trade.It was the policy of Napoleon in his war against his enemy’s. -
Peninsular War
This was a war between France and Spain, United Kingdomand Portugal over Iberian Peninsula. -
Invasion of Russia
It reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their original strength. -
Exile to Elba
After the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon they exiled him to Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
An Imperial French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by combined armies of the Seventh Coalition -
Exile to St. Helena
the British exiled Napoleon to St. Helena where he spent the last 6 years of his life.