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French Revolution
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Estates General
Meeting of the 1st estate, 2nd estate, and 3rd estate. usually the 3rd estate was out voted by the 2nd and 3rd estate which wasnt fair since they were 80% of the population -
Tennis Court Oath
3rd estate was going to meeting with other estates, but they were locked out so they went to have their own meeting in a small indoor tennis court -
Storming of the Bastille
A huge bloodthirsty mob marched to Bastille, searching for gunpowder and prisoners. -
Great Fear
Grain shortages, and mobs of peasents attacking manor houses and burning them for food, Everyone went crazy! -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
Signed to even out power , so everyone is equal not just clergy or High nobles. -
Woman Marching To Versailles
On the morning of this day women were rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. -
Louis and Marie’s flight to Varennes
The king and his family attempted to flee paris to go get help for a couter-revolution to take back throne -
French Constituition
Made to lower the power of the king and make him less powerful as a king -
Brunswick Manifesto
Prussians said that if the royal family is harmed, the french people will be harmed -
National Convention
It held executive power in france during The French First republic -
Reign of Terror
Period of Violence after the French Revolution started -
Directory
Group of Directors that held Executive powers -
Napoleon Bonaparte takes over
Napoleon takes over France, Known as the Napoleonic age. -
Concordat
An agreement Napolean made with Pope Pius VII, to bring back Roman Catholic Churches. -
Louisiana Purchase
When France claimed the territory of Louisiana. -
Napoleonic Code
The code forbade privilages based on birth, This also brought freedom of religion back and that government jobs go to the most qualified. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
Napolean Declares himself emperor on this date -
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle between British royal navy, and combined fleets of the French and Spanish navy. -
Continental System
Foreign Policy of Napolean I of france in his struggle against Great Britain, and Ireland -
Peninsular War
War between France and its allied powers of Spain, United Kingdom, and Portugal for controll of the Iberian Peninsular during the Napoleonic war -
Invasion of Russia
This was a turning point in the Napoleonic war, it reduced the French and allied invasion forces that wasn't strong and triggered a major shift in European politics as it weakened French hegemony in Europe. -
Exile to Elba
Napolean was exiled here after his forced abdication. -
Battle of Waterloo
On this day an imperial french army under the command of Napolean was defeated by the combined armies of the Seventh Coalition. -
Exile to St. Helena
Napolean was imprisoned and then exiled to this island after he lost the battle of waterloo,
