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French Revolution
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Convening the Estates General
-Louis XVI called for the Eststes General to meet.
-It was called because Louis XVI wanted to tax the nobles.
-It was the first meeting in 175 years. -
Tennis Court Oath
-The first act of Revolution.
-People in the Third Estate refused to leave the tennis court untill a new Constitution was signed. -
Storming of the Bastille
-The people of Paris stormed into Bastille (the prison) after rumors reached the city because they wanted arms to defend themselves.
-The people killed guards and went around the city with their heads on pikes -
Great Fear
-The peasants heard a rumor that the nobles were paying men to terrorize them. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
-Stated that men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
-Guaranteed freedom of speech, equal justice, and freedom of religion for men only. -
Women’s march to Versailles
-The women rioted over the price of bread and marched to Versailles and demand Louis and Marie to go back to Paris. -
Louis and Marie’s flight to Varennes
-Louis, Marie, and their family attempted to escape Paris but failed. -
Constitution of 1791
-A document for the French people's freedom.
-A step in the Revolution. -
Brunswick Manifesto
-A proclamation that stated if the royal family was harmed, the French people would be harmed. -
National Convention
-This compromised the Constitutional and Legislative Assembly. -
Reign of Terror
-A period of violence during the French Revolution. -
Directory
-5 directors that held power in France. -
Napoleon Bonaparte takes over
-Napoleon and his troops surrounded the Directory and forced them to dissolve. -
Concordat of 1801
-An agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII. -
Louisiana Purchase
-The United States bought the land which is now Louisiana from France. -
Napoleonic Code
-The French civil code.
-Forbid privileges based on birth. -
Napoleon becomes Emperor
-Napoleon was crowned emperor of France.
-The people voted for Napoleon to take over France. -
Battle of Trafalgar
-A sea battle between the British and the French. -
Continental System
-The policy of Napoleon in the struggle with Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. -
Peninsular War
-The war between the France and Spain. -
Invasion of Russia
-Napoleon crossed the Neman River to get into Russia to invade. -
Exile to Elba
-Where Napoleon was first exiled to. -
Battle of Waterloo
-Napoleon was defeated hear and was no longer the Emperor of France. -
Exile to St. Helena
-Napoleon was finally exiled here.