Before the French revolution, the people were separated into three categories, First Estate, Second estate, and third estate.
Storming the bastille
Because the king and queen were spending so much money on living a lavish life and on wars, They took more money than what was being taxed causing a deficit
Yay! Rights
Today we write our constitution and gain or independence
The king locked out the 3rd estate from their meeting and the 3rd estate decided to meet somewhere else and make the National Assembly.
Napoleon
Yeah this country needs my help
When the people heard that the king didn't actually want a constitution the people decided to storm the bastille
After storming the bastille the National Assembly was able to make a written constitution and abolish absolute monarch but the new government was unsuccessful and monarchs sought help from Austria
Napoleon starts to make a name for himself as a military leader and helps reform France to make it better while still keeping its morals and makes equality for all