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Absolutism and the French Revolution
The king's ability to act on his theoretically absolute power was hemmed in by the power and prerogatives of the nobility and the clergy, the remnants of feudalism. The peasants eyed the relatively greater prerogatives of the townspeople. -
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The Republic
The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I. This period is characterized by the fall of the monarchy, the establishment of the National Convention and the infamous Reign of Terror, the founding of the Directory and the Thermidorian Reaction, and finally, the creation of the Consulate and Napoleon’s rise to power. -
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The Monarchy
The monarchy was involved in several of the events that shaped the French Revolution. -
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The Committee of Public Safety
It was formed as an administrative body to supervise and expedite the work of the executive bodies of the Convention and of the government ministers appointed by the Convention. As the Committee tried to meet the dangers of a coalition of European nations and counter-revolutionary forces within the country, it became more and more powerful. -
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The Terror
The Reign of Terror also known simply as The Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. -
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Directory
The Directors chose government ministers, ambassadors, army generals, tax collectors, and other officials. Nominally inheriting many of the centralized powers of the former Committee of Public Safety, they had no funds to finance their projects or courts to enforce their will. -
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Napoleon As Emperor
Gis greatest achievements was his supervision of the revision and collection of French law into codes. The new law codes were seven in number and incorporated some of the freedoms gained by the people of France during the French revolution. -
The Monarchy - 1787 to 1789
Before the Revolution in 1789, the monarchy had believed that they were most powerful and important people in France. The monarchy in particular, were the ultimate trendsetters in French society. This was the intention of Louis the XIV when he expanded and revamped Versailles during his reign. -
The Terror/ Committee of Public Safety- 1793–1794
Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. -
Constitution/Declaration of the Rights of Man 26 August 1789
A fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. -
To angry mobs/barricades 14 July 1789
It was hated by the people because off many stories of prisoners getting tortured. The crowd of people had muskets but no ammo. All of the ammo was stored in the Bastille. This motivated the angry mob even more to get in the Bastille. -
Bastille is Stormed 14 July 1789
The people felt the need to arm themselves and arms were stored up at the Bastille. The crowd started to chant, " We Want The Bastille." A group of kids climbed over the wall and jumped into the courtyard. They ran over to the drawbridge and took it out with a crash. -
Napoleon- Early Career May 15,1779
The military career of Napoleon Bonaparte spanned over 20 years. He spent the early years of the Revolution in Corsica, fighting in a complex three-way struggle among royalists, and revolutionaries. -
Napoleon- His Time As Emperor Dec 2, 1804
As emperor, he led the French Armies in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1802, he established the Napoleonic Code, a new system of French law, and in 1804 he established the French empire. -
Napoleon- Life(August 15, 1769) and Death(May 5,1821 )
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. Napoleon's physician, François Carlo Antommarchi he died from stomach cancer but was not sure.
