French Revolution Further Explanation, Thoughts and Relevance.

French Revolution French Revolution Further Explanation, Thoughts and Further Explanation, Thoughts and RelevanceRelevance

May 1789May 1789

Meeting of the Estate GeneralMeeting of the Estate General

Louis XVI called the representatives to Louis XVI called the representatives to meet at Versaillesmeet at Versailles

they brought they brought cahiers de doleancescahiers de doleances (lists of (lists of grievances)grievances)

June 1789June 1789

Creation of the National AssemblyCreation of the National Assembly

failure of the Estates-General meetingfailure of the Estates-General meeting

representatives meet on a tennis courtrepresentatives meet on a tennis court

Tennis Court OathTennis Court Oath - they swore they - they swore they would not disband until they had a would not disband until they had a constitutionconstitution

14 July 178914 July 1789

Storming of the BastilleStorming of the Bastille

rumor of attack planned by King against rumor of attack planned by King against people caused them to ransack the people caused them to ransack the prison and collect weaponsprison and collect weapons

4 August 17894 August 1789

Abolition of the Feudal SystemAbolition of the Feudal System

National Assembly abolished the Estates-National Assembly abolished the Estates-General due to attacks upon nobility in General due to attacks upon nobility in the countrysidethe countryside

August 1789August 1789

Creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizenMan and of the Citizen

described the rights of individuals and described the rights of individuals and guiding democratic principlesguiding democratic principles

October 1789 October 1789

March on VersaillesMarch on Versailles

People marched to protest the high price People marched to protest the high price of breadof bread

Forced king to return to ParisForced king to return to Paris

17901790

Creation of a Constitutional MonarchyCreation of a Constitutional Monarchy

transformed the distribution of powertransformed the distribution of power

made all government officials subject to the lawmade all government officials subject to the law

elimination of nobility as a legally defined classelimination of nobility as a legally defined class

granting of the same civil rights to all citizensgranting of the same civil rights to all citizens

incorporation of the Church within the State incorporation of the Church within the State

this stripped clergy of property/special rightsthis stripped clergy of property/special rights

1790 - 17931790 - 1793

Emergence of Jacobins and GirondinsEmergence of Jacobins and Girondins

Jacobins - radicals to establish a French Jacobins - radicals to establish a French republicrepublic

stormed Tuileries Palace and stormed Tuileries Palace and suspended king from his duties suspended king from his duties (Legislative Assembly)(Legislative Assembly)

Girondins - moderates to maintain the Girondins - moderates to maintain the monarchymonarchy

April 1792April 1792

France declares war on AustriaFrance declares war on Austria

many nobles fled in hope to mobilize many nobles fled in hope to mobilize forces against the new governmentforces against the new government

led to a number of conflicts (French led to a number of conflicts (French Revolutionary Wars)Revolutionary Wars)

Prussia joined AustriaPrussia joined Austria

September 1792September 1792

National Convention and Declaration of France National Convention and Declaration of France as a Republicas a Republic

Jacobins and Girondins voted to remove Jacobins and Girondins voted to remove the monarchy and establish a republicthe monarchy and establish a republic

January 1793January 1793

Trial and Execution of Louis XVITrial and Execution of Louis XVI

found guilty of treason and was found guilty of treason and was sentenced to deathsentenced to death

““Louis must die, so that the country may Louis must die, so that the country may live” (Maximilien Robespierre, Dec 1792)live” (Maximilien Robespierre, Dec 1792)

not everyone agreed with his sentencingnot everyone agreed with his sentencing

August 1793August 1793

Levee en Masse Levee en Masse (Mass Conscription)(Mass Conscription)

facing a series of military losses against facing a series of military losses against AU, PR, and GB - the French government AU, PR, and GB - the French government instituted conscription to provide instituted conscription to provide additional soldiersadditional soldiers

October 1793October 1793

Execution of Marie AntoinetteExecution of Marie Antoinette

Wife of Louis XVIWife of Louis XVI

1793 - 17941793 - 1794

Reign of TerrorReign of Terror

Facing civil unrest - the National Facing civil unrest - the National Convention (revolutionary government) Convention (revolutionary government) arrested and executed an estimated arrested and executed an estimated 40,000 people40,000 people

17951795

The Emergence of Napoleon BonaparteThe Emergence of Napoleon Bonaparte

a French born solider who quickly a French born solider who quickly advanced through the ranks during the advanced through the ranks during the years of the revolutionyears of the revolution

17991799

Napoleon Bonaparte Leads a Successful Coup Napoleon Bonaparte Leads a Successful Coup against the French Republicagainst the French Republic

elected First Consulelected First Consul

1800 - 18041800 - 1804

Napoleon creates reforms in FranceNapoleon creates reforms in France

centralized administration of the government centralized administration of the government departmentsdepartments

created lycee school system (final stage of created lycee school system (final stage of secondary education - depending on type of secondary education - depending on type of post-secondary education the student post-secondary education the student desires)desires)

implemented a tax systemimplemented a tax system

Bank of FranceBank of France

Napoleonic Code (civil laws)Napoleonic Code (civil laws)

18041804

•Napoleon is Declared Emperor of France

•reformed France and expanded influence

•voted overwhelmingly to make him ‘Consul for Life’

•3.5 million voted ‘yes’ out of a total of 3.58 million votes cast

•constitution was rewritten as an empire - Napoleon was the first Emperor

Consul for LifeConsul for Life

1804 - 18141804 - 1814

•Napoleon Builds his Empire

•expanded his Kingdom by placing his brothers on the thrones of Spain and Kingdom of Italy

•served to spread new ideas associated with the revolution (Napoleonic Code)

Napoleonic CodeNapoleonic Code

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1805 - 18141805 - 1814

•Napoleon’s Empire at War and the Continental System

•coalition of AU, PR, GB and RU to control expansion

•economic disputes - embargo prohibiting his allies from trading with Britain (limited success)

Continental SystemContinental System

•an embargo prohibiting his allies and territories within his empire from trading with Britain

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• In what ways can the development of nationalism be shaped by changing social, political and economic situations?

March - June 1815March - June 1815

•The Hundred Days

•defeated at Leipzig, a Germanic state and exiled to a remote island (Elba)

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•Battle of Waterloo

•Exiled to island of St. Helena

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WaterlooWaterloo

Congress of ViennaCongress of Vienna

•1814 - 1815

•The purpose was to settle political issues and redraw the map of Europe

•Encourage peace and stability, even at the expense of the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Europe

Congress of ViennaCongress of Vienna

Return of the KingReturn of the King

1814 - 18241814 - 1824

Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI was Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI was restored to the throne with assistance of restored to the throne with assistance of Charles de Talleyrand (Napoleon’s former Charles de Talleyrand (Napoleon’s former foreign minister)foreign minister)

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