French Revolution

By: Hannibal Wilson & Aaron Foster

Time Period

• Began in 1789• Ended in 1789

Location

• The French Revolution was located in France.

Causes of the French Revolution

• The country was poor.• The king was weak.

Important Key People

• Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military hero of the French Revolution. Although, he became a dictator, the absolute leader of France.

• King Louis XVI and Queen Antoinette opposed the Revolution and tried to aid the nobility, they were executed.

King Louis XVI (Left) Queen Antoinette (Right)

Napoleon Bonaparte (right)

Important Key Places

• The storming of Bastille is an important place in the French Revolution

Important Key Events

• The Bread Riots were riots of Women protesting for food because France was very poor at the time.

The End of the French Revolution

• The French Revolution stimulated Latin Americans and other Europeans to demand more personal and political control over their lives.

Why is the French Revolution Important?

• The French Revolution is important because if there wasn’t a revolution, France wouldn’t have been a Democracy and they would still be poor.