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Napoleon came to an agreement with the pope, that recognized "Catholicism" as the religion of a majority of the French people.
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Bad harvests and a slowdown in manufacturing led to food shortages, rising food prices, and unemployment.
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Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General at Versailles.
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The Third Estate boldly declared that it was the National Assembly and would draft a constitution.
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900 Parisians gathered in the courtyard of the Bastille.
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National Assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy.
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National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
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National Assembly affirmed the "Right of Man" and set up a limited monarchy in the constitution.
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The royal family attempted to flee France in disguise, they almost succeeded in reaching allies in the east, but they were recognized and were captured at Varennes and brought back to Paris.
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The new Legislative Assembly met for the first time in October and amended the constitution to allow for trying the king if he turned against the nation.
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The first day of the French Republic and the autumnal equinox.
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Revolts begin in western France; counterrevolution executed; anti-Catholic laws passed.
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Two women founded the Society for Revolutionary Republican Woman in Paris.
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A public ceremony dedicated for worship of reason was held in the former cathedral.
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Law of 22 Prairial gives Robespierre more power; French army ends threat of foreign invasion.
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Committee of the Public Safety orders Robespierre's execution.
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Law of 22 Prairial repealed & the release of prisoners began.
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The Constitution of 1795 set up two legislative houses, a lower house and an upper house.
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Napoleon became commander of the French armies in Italy.
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The Directory lasted from 1795 to 1799.
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Napoleon Bonaparte toppled the Directory in a coup d'etat and seized power.
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Napoleon Bonaparte came into power.
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The British had defeated the French naval forces supporting Napoleon's army in Egypt by this time.
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A peace treaty was signed, but didn't last long.
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Napoleon was named first consul for life.
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War with Britain broke out once again.
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Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for fifteen million dollars.
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Civil Code, or Napoleonic Code, was introduced and it preserved many principles that the revolutionaries had fought for.
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British defeated the combined French and Spanish fleet at Trafalgar.
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Napoleon was the master of Europe.
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Napoleon's downfall began when he decided to invade Russia.
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Grand Army of more than six hundred thousand men entered Russia.
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Fewer than forty thousand of the original six hundred thousand men actually entered Russia.
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Paris was captured.
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Napoleon entered Paris in Triumph.
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Napoleon met with a combined British and Prussian army under the Duke of Wellington and suffered a bloody defeat at Waterloo in Belgium.
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