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The Monarchy
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Absolutism & the French Revolution
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Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15. He was 4th born to his parents, but he was only second to surivie. -
Appoval of the tax plan.
Louis XVI called an Estate-General meeting to approve the tax plan. It was the first one called in over 150 years. -
National Assembly
The third estate declares themselves the National Assembly and then made the tennis court oath.The third estate had no where to call their meeting except a tennis court -
Bastille is stormed
An angry mob stormed the Bastille and freed the prisoners while gaining access to many weapons and ammo. The bastille was suppose to be the strongest building around. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly issued the declaration of the Rights of Man. The rights of man was a document stateing all of the rights of people, similar to our Constitution. -
Women march
Unlike the name, it wasnt all women there were men and childern stroming the palace. All demanding bread, or any kind of food from the palace. -
Food riots
Food riots started all over Paris from Janurary to March 1791. There were fewer in the countryside and small cities. -
Louis XVI arrested
Louis XVI and his family were arrested while trying to flee France. Soon after their arrested Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were beheaded. -
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The republic
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The terror
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Became an enemy of Paoli
After the civil war in Paoli, Napoleon became on of thier biggest enemies. He returned to France after the war ended. -
Reign of Terror court
The reign of terror court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death between September 1793 to July 1794. -
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The committee of public safety
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Robespierre was beheaded
Robespierre was arrested and killed for all the beheading he created. Shortly after this the Reign of Terror ended -
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The directory
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New Constitution
Napolean created the new constitution in 1800. He created it soon after he created to First Consul -
Britain attacks France
After three years of peace Britain attacks France. Britain won the naval war but France beat them on land. -
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Napoleon's time
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Abdicated his powers
After being abdicated Napoleon pushed to have his son, Napoleon II to take the power. Yet the coalition refused that. -
Napolean Died
His last words were "I wish my ashes to rest on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of that French people which I have loved so much. I die before my time, killed by the English oligarchy and its hired assassins."
