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Louis The XIV
Louis the XIV needed more funds to govern the country. His financial advisers tried to pass a law that would bring tax prices higher. The general meeting was seen as a huge victory. A hope for change was growing. Although it was decided that the votes will be held by orders. Only one vote was allowed for each estate -
Aftermath And Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was a great military general who became the emperor of France. He was born in 1769 in Corsica. He went to school in France and also graduated from a french academy in 1785. The next decade Napoleon scored numerous victories. His popular appeal helped him gain a seat in the french government. His position of becoming supreme leader, napoleon set to conquer much of Europe. Napoleons journey then took a turning point. He decided to invade Russia in the summer. -
The tennis oath court
The tennis oath court was one of the important oaths of the french revolution. The tennis oath was pledged not to leave until France had a new constitution. The tennis court oath was also a painting by Jacques-Louis David -
Parisians storming the Bastille
Batille showed a royal authority in the middle of Paris. The main reason why the Parisians stormed the Bastille was to take its stash of gunpowder. They decided to attack as well as the guards. The Bastille was mainly a prison that had a healthy supply of gunpowder. The kings arbitrary power was the symbol of the Bastille so that that was another reason that they invaded the prison -
The Rights Of Men
The main point of the declaration was the rights of men, and that all men were born and to remain free. No man can be accused, arrested, or detained. -
Napoleon Overthrows The Directory
November 9th was the date that napoleon overthrew the french directory. In 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte was the hero of the Italian campaign returned from an expedition in Egypt with the army and government members overthrew the directory. The rule of the directory was marked by financial issues, corruption, as well as fateful depending on the army force to maintain control -
Establishment of a New Constutuion
As the constitution was being finalized, it was still interrupted by the events of the French Revolution. The new constitution was revised in 1791. The title was changed from "King of France" to "King of French" France now had a constitutional monarchy. It was France's first written constitution that was national. -
The Execution of the king and queen.
On January, 1793 the king is executed and then taken to the guillotine where thousands of people are waiting. For the big show to begin. The crowd was very horrified as to what happened. Louis's head then got chopped off, and hid blood splattered throughout the crowd. Later on Queen Marie was taken by the guards and harassed and abused so many months. -
The great terror and the Execution of Maximilian Robespierre
The Reign Of Terror was the period of the French Revolution from Sept 5, 1793, to July 27 1794. The government decided to make "terror with hostile armies surrounding France. Maximilian Robespierre was the most important video of the committee of public safety. About 1400 people were executed during "the Great Terror" because they contributed to the fall of Robespierre
