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SEVEN YEARS' WAR
The Seven Years' War was a major military conflict that lasted from 1756, as a result of the French and Indian War that erupted in North America in 1754, until the conclusion of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in 1763. The war pitted Prussia and Britain and a coalition of smaller German states against an alliance consisting of Austria, France, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony.
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France declares war on Britain in support of the American colonies
The Revolution was perceived as the incarnation of the Enlightenment Spirit against the "English tyranny." France entered the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1778, and assisted in the victory of the Americans seeking independence from Britain (realized in the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
The example of the American Revolution was one of the many contributing factors to the French Revolution.
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Assembly of Vizille
The Assembly of Vizille was the result of a meeting of various representatives in Grenoble, which took place on June 7th 1788. Its purpose was to discuss the events of The Day Of The Tiles, one of the first revolts preceding the French Revolution. This drove royal troops out of the city in the first outbreak of political violence that became the revolution.
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Réveillon riots
The factory employed around 300 people. The riots were one of the first instances of violence during the French Revolution. The factory where the riot took place was unusual in pre-revolutionary France as the factory was guild-free in an era where guilds controlled quality standards. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9veillon_riots -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pivotal event during the French Revolution.
The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 out of the 577 members from the Third Estate and a few members of the First Estate during a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789 in a tennis court building near the Palace of Versailles. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath -
The storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille, in Paris, was the flashpoint of the French Revolution and signified the fall of the monarchy and royal authority.
A crowd of about 1,000 armed civilians gathered in front of the Bastille around mid-morning on the 14th and demanded the surrender of the prison. Negotiations began but, a few hours later, the angry crowd attacked the undefended outer courtyard and cut the drawbridge chains. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming_of_the_Bastille -
The March on Versailles
The March on Versailles, also known as The Bread March of Women, and The Women's March on Versailles, was an event in the French Revolution.
A hungry mob of 7,000 largely working-class women decided to march on the Versailles, taking with them pieces of cannon and other weaponry.
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French Constitution of 1791
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France.
In the summer of 1789, the French National Assembly began the process of drafting a constitution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man, adopted August 26, 1789 eventually became the preamble of the constitution adopted in September 3, 1791.
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror, also known as the The Terrorwas a period of violence that occurred for one year and two months after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins.
The guillotine ("National Razor") became the symbol of a string of executions: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the Girondins and etc. lost their lives under its blade.
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18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in the view of most historians ended the French Revolution.
The Coup of 30 Prairial VII (18 June) ousted the Jacobins and left Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, a member of the five-man ruling Directory, the dominant figure in the government.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_of_18_Brumaire#Events_of_18_Brumaire,_Year_VIII
