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convening the estates general
was called to approve the new tax that Louis XVI called. -
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convening the estates general
was called to approve the new tax that louis XVI called -
tennis court oath
the oath that the third estate pledged to not leave until a new constution was written. -
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tennis court oath
the oath that the third estate took to not leave until a new constitution was written. -
storming of the bastille
this day was when the people of the third estate paraded the streets after breaking into the bastille and killing a lot of guards. this was known as the french independence day. -
great fear
when the peasants thought that the nobility were hiring people to terrize the third estate -
declaration of the rights of man
this said that all men are born and remain free and equal in rights. -
women's march to versailles
this was when the women marched to versailles to riot over the price of bread. -
Louis and Marie's flight to varennes
When King Louis XVI and Marie antoinnete tried unseccesfully to escape from paris in order to initiate a counter revolution. -
constitution of 1791
this was the second constitution of france -
Brunswick Manifesto
this threatened that if the french royal family was hurt that french civilians would be harmed -
Reign of Terror
This was a period of vilence that occurd after the onset of the French Revolution -
National Convention
The National Convention took office in Sept. 1792 and quickly abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic where every male citizen could vote, no women though -
Concordat of 1801
Napoleon signed the concordat with Pope Pius VII where each agreed to deal with their own issues and not get involved with the other -
Napoleon Takes over
Napoleon takes over the position of First Consul -
Louissiana Purchase
was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. -
Napoleonic code
this code forbade privelages on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the people who were qualified. -
Napoleon becomes emperor
the French Senate allowed Napoleon Bonaparte to crown himself Emperor. -
Battle of Trafalgar
he Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars -
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars -
Invasion of Russia
It reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a major shift in European politics as it dramatically weakened French hegemony in Europe -
Continental System
this was the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars -
Exile to Elba
During the months Napoleon stayed on the island, he carried out a series of economic and social reforms to improve the quality of life, partly to pass the time and partly out of a genuine concern for the well-being of the islanders. Napoleon stayed on Elba for 300 days -
Battle Of Waterloo
thsi battle was fought because Napoleon thought that he could destroy any other forces that tried to oppose him. -
Exile to St. Helena
He was brought to the island in October 1815 and lodged at Longwood, where he died on 5 May 1821. During this period, Saint Helena remained in the East India Company’s possession, but the British government met additional costs arising from guarding Napoleon. The island was strongly garrisoned with British troops, and naval ships circled the island.