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Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revelation. Signed in 1783 by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. This created the United States as a new and independent country. -
March on Versailles
An angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women – armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets – marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles in what was to be a pivotal event in the intensifying French Revolution. -
Call of Estate General
The Estates were important social divisions in the culture of ancient France.The Second Estate was the French nobility. The rest of the population (around 98% of the people) were members of the Third Estate. -
Tennis Court Oath
They took a historic oath not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted.Louis XVI, who ascended the French throne in 1774. The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king. -
Storming of the Bastille
Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille, a royal fortress and prison that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This dramatic action signaled the beginning of the French Revolution -
Execution of the King
King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.A national assembly that represented the three “estates” of the French people–the nobles -
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Reign of Terror
The Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution. The first victim was Marie Antoinette. Her son was taken from her and she went o jail -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution. It is showing that he is a horrible person and has a vicious mindset. -
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between France under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte.Engaged all European nations in a bloody struggle. It also spilled into Egypt. -
Haitian Revolution
Toussaint-Louverture took control of the rebels and also organized an effective guerrilla war against the island’s colonial population. -
Coronation of Napoleon I
He is the first frenchman to hold the title of emperor. He created one of the greatest military strategists in history -
Battle of Waterloo
Took place in Belgium, This also marked the final defeat of Of Napoleon Bonaparte.Napoleon was defeated by the British and Prussians. This seized the control of the French government. -
Mexico Gains Independence
The Mexican War of Independence, Spanish Viceroy Juan de O’Donojú signs the Treaty of Córdoba, which approves a plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy.
