The first people were settlers that came from modern-day Germany, that came in around the year 500. These settlers, also known as Franks, colonized the area and eventually became France. It split from the holy roman empire after its fall and became a true world power.

The French revolution was an event that sparked many new events in history like Napoleon and other revolutions. It started with the end of the seven-year war and the loss of France's North American colonies. This war also bankrupted the country, with little money, more people were starving and the french people became angry at the nobility which had stores of food so they were untouched by this new crisis.

They became increasingly angry with the queen, Marie Antoinette, and her increase in spreading on her own needs and wants. She was from Austria and was forced to marry King Louis XVI which was a fragile man and barely had the knowledge to rule a kingdom, let alone one in financial debt. When the Americans started fighting for independence, the king thought it would be a good way to get back at the British by funding the American Revolution but all this did was make the country poorer and the people angry.

During this time, people were wondering if this beautiful country was really all that beautiful and so began the age of enlightenment. People were wondering how necessary the king was and how this system that they had lived with for generations was outdated from their point of view. Even people from afar were wondering if this country was really all that amazing.

The Rebelling

With people being taxed heavily, they started to revolt and even killed bakers thinking that they were holding bread for themselves.The King called for the national assembly to be formed, which had not been formed in 175 years, and the national assembly was formed from representatives from the three estates, the clergy, nobility, and everyone else. The national assembly made a voting system that was unfair to the third estate that gave each estate 1 vote and the third estate found themselves outvoted by the first two estates.

This caused the third estate to form their own government and they started to rebel. They made their own government and representatives begun to come like Robespierre. When the king locked them out of their building they found a tennis court that was unlocked and they made the tennis court oath which stated they would continue to meet until the king gave in to their demands.

Later on, a massive group of peasants surrounded the Bastille and demanded that the man in charge, governer De Launay, hand over all the guns and ammunition to them. The governor decided to bring some of the mob in for negotiations but the crowd began to get impatient and soon they stormed the Bastille. They put the governor's head on a pike and a few guards too and walked down the street as they cheered their new victory.

The king seeing his country being torn apart had to find a way to leave his country and take it back from afar. In the middle in the night, disgused as servants, the king and his wife went for the border to Austria becuase the king's wife was a Austrian. When they got to the border they were found out and the king was sent back to Paris. Before this he had acted like he was supporting the revolution but by trying to leave his people, people thought he had betryed the revolution and later he would be put to death.

The revolution had taken a dark turn and it would continue after the death of Robespierre. Later on, a divide between the revolution would happen with Modurates who wanted to keep the king as a figurehead and radicals who wanted to see heads roll. This change would cause many to die due to the national razor or guillotine. When the radicals overthrew the modurates a era called the "Reign of terror" had begun and many would die, including the queen and king. Even those close to Robespierre found there way to the guillotine as Robespierre decent into madness happened.

When this revolution had begun, many countries feared that revolutinary ideas would come to their countrys. When the new French goverment realize that there revolution might be in trouble by foreign powers, they declared war on Austria and, Prussia came to Austria's aid and the french government got pummeled. They started to conscript people into the military and even pushed the Ausrtian and Prussian force back but then more countries joined the cause aganist France. During this a up and comming gerneral named Napolean crushed the enemys in a battle and he was promoted to brigadier general, and he was only 24.

It is important to note that all of this violence was happening around paris and people outside of Paris were also were not suffering that bad before the revolution and so they were anti-revolution and when they were being conscripted into an army for a country that they hated that was the last straw. Many anti-revolutionary groups sprung up like one group called the "owls" and this revolt lasted till 1800.

The "end" of the revolution would happen when Robespierre would be sent to the guillotine by his own party but it would continue until the rise of Napolean. The king, Louis XVI, would die by the guillotine, and also his wife Marie Antonette. During this time France was also at war with most of Europe and Napolean with his military genius, win battle after battle. This was the French Revolution and what would follow is shown below.

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, France on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Napoleon was born on Corsica shortly after the cession of the island to France by the Genoese. He was the second of eight surviving children born to Carlo Bonaparte, his dad, and Letizia Romalino Bonaparte, his mother. Although his parents were members of the minor Corsican nobility, the family was not wealthy.

The year before Napoleon's birth France acquired Corsica from the city-state of Genoa, Italy. Napoleon later adopted a French spelling of his last name.

As a boy Napoleon attended school in mainland France, where he learned the French Language, and went on to Graduate military school at the age of six. He then became a second lieutenant in an artillery regiment of the French army.

The French Revolution began in 1789, and within three years revolutionaries had overthrown the monarchy and proclaimed a French republic. During the early years of the revolution, Napoleon was largely on leave from the military and home in Corsica, where he became affiliated with the Jacobins, a pro-democracy political group. In 1793, following a clash with the nationalists Corsican governor, Pasquale Paoli, the Buonaparte family fled their native island for mainland France, where Napoleon returned to military duty in his campaign.

Napoleon rapidly rose through the military ranks and would soon crown himself emperor in 1804. When Napoleon had successfully waged war on many European nations, he expanded his Empire. However, after a French invasion went wrong on Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba.

In 1815, he briefly return to his thrown and gained back his power in his campaign. After a crushing defeat on the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again and was exiled the island of Saint Helena, where he died at age 51.

Napoleon's Rise to Power

Since 1792, France's government had been engaged in military conflicts in many European nations. In 1796, Napoleon commanded a French army that defeated the larger armies of Austria, one of his countries primary rivals, in series of battles in Italy. In 1797, France and Austria signed the Treaty of Campo Formio, resulting in territorial gains for the French. The following year, the Directory, the five-person group that had governed France since 1795, offered to let Napoleon lead an invasion of England. Napoleon determined that France's naval forces were not yet ready to go up against the clearly superior British Royal Navy.

Instead, he proposed an invasion of Egypt in an effort to wipe out British trade routes with India. Napoleon's troops made a victory against Egypt's military rulers, the Mamluks, at the battle of Pyramids in July 1798, soon his forces were stranded after his naval fleet got nearly destroyed by the British Navy at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798, Napoleon's army launched an attack on Syria, which was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. That invasion failed siege of Acre, which is located in Modern-day Israel.

Napoleon returned to France with an army that has won many battles over the years. All of his battles have earned him fame and power in France. His popularity grew more and more as he lead France's army to victory in battles. As General of the army, people have looked up to Napoleon as a war hero and a public figuration of France. Napoleon earn more political power so much that he crowned himself Emperor of France. Napoleon eventually abolished the Consulate and declared himself Emperor Napoleon I of France.

Around 125 million people speak french. French is descended from Latin which is where most languages have come from. The french language would change with different accents and pronunciation. The french language is very similar to Spanish and is the most popular in France.