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The French Revolution
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The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate declared themselves the National Assembly. -
Storming the Bastille
The Paris mob broke into the Bastille prison and was looking for weapons.
This was the beginning of The French Revolution -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The National Assembly issued the Declaration of The Rights of Man. -
Louis XVI tries to flee,
Louis XVI and his family tried to flee France, and he was arrested for it. -
National Convention meeting
The National Convention held their first meeting -
King Louis XVI sentenced to the guillotine.
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The Reign of Terror begins.
The court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death. -
Robespierre was beheaded.
The Reign of Terror ended. -
Directory is established.
A new Constitution was adopted. -
Napoleon takes command of Italy.
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The Directory fell and ended the French Revoultion.
Napoleon Bonaparte takes control of the French Government.