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Declaration of Rights
Gave the right to men to reform or abolish "inadequate" government -
March on Versailles
An angry group of 7,000 working women decided to march in the rain from Paris to Versailles demanding bread and food for their families since the third estate was treated very poorly -
Meeting of the Estates General
Ever since 1614, King Louis xiv decided to call the first meeting with the estates general due to the fact that the country was in debt -
Tennis Court Oath
Addressing the issues going on in the country, the National Assembly went to the palace only to figure out the doors were locked. Instead, they went to a nearby tennis court and made an oath saying "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". -
The Storming of Bastille
An angry group of craftsmen and salesmen decided to fight back to the king and their rights and attacked a prison in Paris that represented royal authority. -
The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
He was a French military leader emperor, conquering much of Europe. Suddenly, he rose to the ranks of the military during the French Revolution -
Reign of Terror
Period of violence where people were accused of suspicion with the guillotine -
Napoleon’s Empire Collapses
Soon after his ruling Europe, his empire collapsed due to the continental system, the peninsular war, and the invasion of russia -
The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of representatives from European countries held in Vienna
