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Meeting of the Estates General
Voting at the time was one vote for each estate. This put the 3rd estate at a big disadvantage because the 1st and 2nd estates could just vote together to stop the 3rd estate. Representatives from the 3rd estate tried to get the vote by population, but the 1st and 2nd estate wanted to keep their power and wouldn't agree on this. -
Meeting of the Estates General
Voting at the time was one vote for each estate. This put the 3rd estate at a big disadvantage because the 1st and 2nd estates could just vote together to stop the 3rd estate. Representatives from the 3rd estate tried to get the vote so it was by population. The 1st and 2nd estates wanted to keep their power, so they wouldn't agree with anything proposed. -
Tennis Court Oath
The 3rd estate declared itself to be a national assembly. King Louis XVI responded by blocking them out from the meeting. The 3rd estate responded by going to a nearby tennis court and vowed to stay together and write a constitution for France. On June 23, 1789 King Louis XVI ordered the 3 estates to come together and vote on a constitution for france by population -
Tennis Court Oath
The 3rd estate declared itself to be a national assembly. King Louis XVI responded by blocking them out from the meeting. The 3rd estate responded by going to a nearby tennis court and vowed to stay together and write a written constitution for France. On June 23, 1789, King Louis XVI ordered the three estates to meet together and vote by population on a constitution for France. -
The Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789 people of Paris stole weapons from the Bastille. Parisians formed their own government and called it the Commune. Small groups or factions all competed to control the city of Paris. After this uprising, many more uprisings started happening. -
The Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Rights in France was when they made laws about what rights every person has. Men had the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, guaranteed property rights, the right to create a law, and the right to a free trial. Women also gained rights during this time, but not so much for their good. -
March on Versailles
The March on Versailles was a large number of women and some men in a crowd at Versailles demanding bread for their families. The reason that this happened was because the price of bread was so high and there was so little of it. The crowd grew and grew, once it was a crowd of thousands they broke in and stole weapons from the Palace of Versailles. -
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time when civil war was spreading. Even though the military was very successful, the convention continued to face issues inside France. The Jacobin political party started to dominate the government and politics. About 15,000 people were killed by guillotine because of treason and similar reasons. -
The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
With all of the problems going on with the revolution, France was in desperate need of a good leader. So Napoleon easily rose to the top. He led France in battles and tried to get them to obtain more power. He also overthrew the French Directory. -
Napoleon's Empire Collapses
After becoming emperor of France, a lot of conflicts rose with France and other countries. Things like the Peninsular war, invasions of Russia,and the continental system made France fall apart by taking their resources as well as many lives