French Revolution

1788

-The people are hungry and growing angry

- They are looking for a solution

- Revolution is close at hand

The French Revolution

Began in 1789

The American Revolution was a bit before.

The Fall of the Bastile
- Political prison that was well-known
- Symbol of Government oppression
- A few people were broken out and that began the revolution

1790
- Burke
- Against revolution from the beginning

1793
- Louie and Antoinette executed.
- Robespie're takes control and begins the Reign of Terror
- A few thousand people were then executed during the Reign of Terror

1793-4
- Wordsworth
- Modern prospective of

1794
- Robespie're is executed

1804
- Napoleon is Emperor of France
- He gains more power than a mere King
- England goes to war against France

1815
- Waterloo, England defeats France
1830, 1848
- More revolutions
- Peasants become more and more aware of the goings on
- There is more pamphlet writing and underground newspaper
- Focus on philosophy and science
- Using human reason and disrupts ancient feudal systems