French Revolution Begins
He called the Estates General for the first time since 1614 in order to levy taxes to solve a financial crisis.
Who was King Louis XVI?
Napoleon was born here.
What is Corsica?
The location where members of the National Assembly gathered and swore not to disband until a Constitution had been written.
What was a tennis court?
The French overwhelming elected Napoleon because they were tired of the weak and chaotic rule of this executive body.
What is the DIrectory?
He was appointed commander of the militia that the citizens of Paris formed in the summer of 1789.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
This man, known for penning "What is the Third Estate?" earlier in the Revolution, was instrumental in bringing Napoleon to power. He argued: “Confidence from below, authority from above.”
Who was Abbe Sieyes?
The National Assembly adopted this most important document of the Revolution abolishing privilege and declaring equality of all men under the law.
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
What is that Catholics could again practice their relgion?
This was the proximate cause of the Women's March to Versailles in October, 1789.
What was a bread shortage?
This was Napoleon's most enduring legacy.
What was the Napoleonic Law Code of 1804?