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March on Versailles
turning point of the french revolution
a crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians marching towards Versallies -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris of Paris ended the American Revolution. The 13 colonies are now independent. -
Tennis Court Oath
Was when the delegates of the Nation Assembly swore "never to separate and to meet whenever the circumstances might require until they had established a sound and just constitution." -
Storming of the Bastille
The storming of the Bastille has shaped our perceptions of the French Revolution, giving us powerful images of an outraged people, who took up arms against a symbol of oppression. -
March on Versailles
Separated people into social classes. They were the nobility, clergy, and peasantry to help solve problems. -
Execution of the King
deliberate way of killing a monarch. Also a way of killing the ruler. -
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Reign of Terror (September 5 1793- July 28 1794)
A period of remorseless repression or bloodshed. This was a period of the Terror during the French Revolution. -
Execution of Robespierre
He was overthrown and arrested in France. He lost his authority and then was killed. -
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Napoleonic Wars
This was a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom -
Haitian Revolution
Is significant because Haiti is the only country where slave freedom was taken by force. This marks the only successful slave revolt in modern times. -
Coronation of Napoleon I
It marked "the instantiation of modern empire" and was a "transparently masterminded piece of modern propaganda". -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon abdicated as emperor a few days after this final defeat, and a few weeks later he was captured and sent into exile. -
Mexico Gains Independence
Mexico gains independence Spain accepting them.
