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The first and second estate were superior to the third estate.
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Napoleon was born in 1769, in Corsica
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Near collapse to French budget
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Citizens had formed political clubs of varying social and political views.
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Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-
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Third Estate boldly declared that it was the National Assembly and would draft a constitution.
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The third estate moved to a nearby indoor tennis court and swore that they would continue meeting until they had a new constitution
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900 Parisians gathered in the courtyard of the Bastille
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The 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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Thousands of Parisian marched to Versailles
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The king and his family returned to Paris.
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The new constitution has set up for a limited monarchy
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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 and amended the constitution to allow for trying the king if he turned against the nation
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The Legislative Assembly decided to strike first on declaring a war with Austria
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Angry citizens demonstrated to protest food shortages, from the loss of the war.
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"Rallied by the newly appointed minister of justice, Georges Danton, the san-sculottes attacked the palace, and the royal family had to seek protection from the Legislative Assembly"
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The newly elected National Convention
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The National Convention's first step was to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, the French Republic
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The first day of the French Republic
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A coalition of Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and the Dutch Republic took up arms against France. the coalition was poised to invade. It seemed possible that the revolution would be destroyed
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A public ceremony dedicated to the worship of reason was held in the former cathedral
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The Mountain convinced the Convention to pass a decree condemning Louis XVI to death. He was beheaded by a guillotine
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Committee of Public Safety took control of the government.
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"Revolutionary courts were set up to prosecute counter revolutionaries and traitors. Throughout France, almost 40,000 people were killed during the Reign of Terror"
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The Committee of Public Safety made more rule/ laws to take control and shape the French Society
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The new French government had raised a huge army
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"Law of 22 Prairial was passed, which gave Robespierre more power to arrest and execute enemies of the revolution."
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Constitution set up two legislative houses
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The Directory lasted from 1795 to 1799, which was mainly known for corruption. The Directory was a committee of five.
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Napoleon became captain, then brigadier general, then in 1796, he became commander of the French armies in Italy. He won many battles and became very famous for what he did
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When Napoleon came back to France, he was a hero. He was now in charge a new army that was trying to invade Britain. Napoleon then suggested that instead they should go for Egypt.
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Napoleon came to power in 1799 when he essentially brought the French Revolution to an end
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Napoleon became consul while France was at war with the European coalition of Russia, Great Britain, and Austria.
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Napoleon and his new army could not take Egypt, but they did control the Mediterranean. The British ended up defeating the French naval forces that supported his army in Egypt. Napoleon then left his army, and went to Paris.
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Napoleon took part in the coup d’état that overthrew the Directory, which set up a new government, called consulate
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Napoleon came to an agreement with the pope. The agreement was that Catholicism was recognized as the religion of the majority of people that were French. Also, the pope would not for the return of the church lands that were taken in the revolution. Because of the agreement, that meant that the Catholic Church was no longer an enemy to the French Government
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Napoleon was made consul for life
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A peace treaty was signed, but did not last long at all
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A war broke out with Britain soon after the peace treaty was signed.
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Napoleon was given the position, by himself, of Emperor Napoleon I
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The Civil Code, or the Napoleonic code, was introduced. It had many principles that the revolutionaries had fought for. This code was not good for women though. It made things very difficult for them
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The British defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar, which ended Napoleon's plans for invasion
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Napoleon was the master of Europe. His Grand Empire had three major parts. There was the French Empire, dependent states, and allied states.
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Napoleon created around 3,200 nobles between this time. About 60% of them were military officers, and the rest were civil service or state and local officials. Only 22% of the new aristocracy were from noble families of the old regime, and about 60% were middle class in the origin
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British overseas exports were at near-record highs because of people trading, even though Napoleon said to not
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When Napoleon decided to invade Russia, his downfall began because the Russians had refused to remain in the Continental System, so Napoleon was left with not other choice, but to invade
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A Grand Army consisting more than 600,000 men had entered Russia and the Russians refused to have a battle, so they retreated for hundreds of miles and burned down their own villages and countryside so Napoleon's army wouldn't find food
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The Grand Army arrived back in Poland. Fewer than 40,000 out of 600,000 of men came back alive
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Paris was captured by the European states
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Napoleon entered Paris in triumph
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Napoleon met a combined British and Prussian army under the Duke of Wellington and was defeated
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Napoleon remained in exile, until he passed away in 1821
