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declaration of rights
it was a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish inadequate government. -
meeting of the estates general
in 1789, the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, 1st the nobles 2nd , and the common people 3rd -
tennis court oath
the members of the third estate took the tennis court oath saying not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require -
the storming of bastille
The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris represented royal authority in the center of Paris. -
March of versallies
also known as the october march, was one of the most significant events of the french revolution. there was rioting over the high price of bread -
The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. -
reign of terror
was a time of violence when there was conflict between two rival political factions: the Girondins and Jacobins -
Napoleons empire collapses
it collapsed because of the continental system and the peninsular war and the invasion of russia. -
The Congress of Vienna
was a conference of ambassadors of european states and held in vienna from November 1814 to June 1815