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The Rise of Napoleon and Creation of an Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), was a French military leader and emperor that ruled France. His many reforms left a lasting mark on the institutions and infrastructure of France. Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). In the end he left France larger. -
Meeting of the Estates General
The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General; they met at Versailles 5 May, 1789. The Estate included the First Estate, Second Estate, and Third Estate. They were immediately divided over fundamental issues. On June 17 the bitter struggle over this legal issue finally drove the deputies of the Third Estate to declare themselves the National Assembly. -
Tennis Court Oath
On 20 June 1789, royal officials locked the deputies out of their regular meeting hall, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, they occupied King Louis XVI's indoor tennis court and swore an oath not to split up until they had given France a new constitution. The king gave in and urged the nobles and the remaining clergy to join the assembly. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789; the Parisian crowd took over the Bastille, a symbol of royal tyranny. Which made King Louis XVI yield again.This led the peasants to rise against the royals. -
Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France's National Constituent Assembly, on August 26 it introduced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Proclaiming liberty, equality, and the right to resist oppression. The king has refused such innovations and the Parisians rose again. -
March on Versailles
The March on Versailles. On October 5 a large mob marched to Versailles. The next day they brought the royal family back to Paris. The National Constituent Assembly followed the court, and in Paris it continued to work on the new constitution. This act intensified the French Revolution. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror occured (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794). A period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. The National Convention was divided between the Girondins, who wanted to organize a bourgeois republic in France, and the Montagnards, who, with Robespierre, wanted to give the lower classes a greater share in political and economic power. During this time King Louis XVI and 9 months later Marie Antionette were beheaded by the guillotine. -
The Congress of Vienna
Summoned in 1815 by four European powers who had defeated Napoleon. Their first goal was to establish a new balance of power in Europe. Which would prevent imperialism in Europe, because of the Napoleonic empire. It would also maintain the peace between the royals/ monarchs -
Napoleon’s Empire Collapses
Napoleon showed the first signs of illness at the end of 1817; he seems to have had an ulcer or a cancer of the stomach. Napoleon's empire collapsed because of the Continental System, the Peninsular War, and the invasion of Russia. These events are widely viewed as three major mistakes that led to the weakening of his rule in Europe. In all he ended up dying due to a sickness.
