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Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens all negotiated and collaborated with this. -
March on Versailles
This was an event that took place in a french marketplace where women were almost rioting over high price and scarcity of bread. -
Call of the Estate General
The Estates-General was a French congress. It originated in the medieval period, and consisted of three estates.The clergy, the nobility, and the French society. -
Tennis Court Oath
Members of the French Estates-General (National Assembly) vowed "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established" -
Storming of the Bastille
A prison located on the east side of Paris named Bastille was attacked by a mob. The prison was a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule. -
Execution of the King
Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at Place de la Révolution. -
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Reign of Terror
Everyone against the national assembly was executed by guillotine. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre was executed after his reign did not lead anywhere significant. -
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Napoleonic Wars
This was a series of conflicts between the French Empire and the European powers. -
Haitian Revolution
Anti-slavery and anti-colonial revolution by slaves against French colonial rule. Took place in Saint-Domingue, which is now the sovereign nation of Haiti. -
Coronation of Napoleon I
This is a painting of Napoleon created by Jacques-Louis David. The painting started to be made in 1804 and was finished in 1807. -
Battle of Waterloo
This battle was fought near what is now Belgium. The French army was defeated by a British army and a Prussian army. -
Mexico Gains Independence
This movement was inspired by the Age of Enlightenment and the American and French Revolutions.