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King Louis the XVI of France
He was not a good ruler. He refused to do anything help his people and caused a lot of pain and suffering. His refusal to act and help with there problems with the voting system the people caused them to rebel leading to his death. -
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French and Indian war
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Marie Antoinette
1755-1793
The wife of King Louis of France. She did not love him she was just there because she was forced to be. She would offtin throw elabrate partys most likly in order to deal with her depression which lead the people to hate her since she was wasting money on herself. The people had vilifiyed her. She was exicuted after spending months in jail. -
Maximillian Robesperre
1758 - 1794
He was the leader of the french radicals during the revolution.When he became king he Became a cruel ruler who killed anyone who did not believe in his idels or question him. He was the reason for the great fear. The streets were lined up with corpses and covered in blood. -
Napoleon Bonapart
1769-1821
He was the first stable ruler of France after the kings death. Instituted the napolonic code parts of which are still used today. He atemted to take over England failed. Then he tryed to take over Russa failed due to weather. He was exiled due to his stupidity he was brought back and tryied to take over England again and failed, Then exiled for good this time. -
Storming the bastille
A state prison known as the bastille on the east side of paris was attacked by a mob -
Women's March on Versailles
A angry mob of over 7000 women marched from paris to Versailles taking the king and forcing him to change the law. This was a pivotal event in the french revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
A document inspired by the consitution giving the frence the basic human rights -
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Tennis Court Oath
A oath where the people of france vowed not to seperate and to reasemble when required -
Reign of Terror
A time when paris was ruled over by the leader of the radicals who led by fear and left the bodys of people who disagered with him in the streets -
The End of the Revolution
The French revolution ended when Napolion took power. -
Battle of Austerlitz
One of the most important battles of the napoleonic wars -
Battle of Trafalgar
A navel engagement fought by the British royal navy -
Invasion of Russia
The French tried to invade and take over Russia but failed due to not preparing for the harsh weather. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte was Exiled to Elba because he failed at taking over russia before his troops even got there. He was brought back and exiled again -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to St. Helena
After he was defeated in the battle of waterloo he was exiled there by the british. -
The battle of waterloo
The French were defeated by the Seventh Coalition and napolon was exiled again.