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French Revolution
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Convening of the Estates General
this is when all three estates met and voted, they also declared them selves to be a national assembly. -
Tennis court oath
this was an oath created by the third estate after be locked out of the Estates meeting, not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution was established. -
storming of bastille
the fall of bastille was the flashpoint of the french revolution. They raided bastille because they needed gunpowder for there 28,000 stolen rifels. -
The Great Fear
this was caused by shortage of grain. so the men attacked manor houses. -
decleration of the rights of man
this only allowed the men to have rights not woman. the last article was adopted during the french revolotion. -
womans march to versailles
this march was caused by the highprices of bread and the scarcity of bread. -
Louis and Marie’s flight to Varennes
this is when Louis and marie's kids and closest servents fled to paris in secret. -
Constitution of 1791
this was the second constitution written by france. the decleration of the rights of man was the preamble to this. -
Brunswick Manifesto
this was a proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. -
national convention
this held executive power in france during the firts years of the frencg first republic. -
Reign of Terror
a period of time after the onset of the french revolution. -
Directory
this was a body of five directory's that held executive power. -
napolean takes over
this is when napolean toke over france -
concordat of 1801
this waas an agreement between napolean and pope pius VII. which united the Roman catholic church as the majority church of france. -
Louisana purchase
was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles. -
Napoleonic code
this is the french civil code established under napolean. -
napolean becomes emperor
emporer of the french from 1804-1815. made many major influences. very short and not of royal blood. -
Battle of Trafalgar
sea battle between the british navy and the franch and spanish navy. -
Continental System
foregin policy of napolean I -
peninsular war
war between france and the allied powers of spain. -
Invasion of russia
turning point in the napoleonic wars. reduced the french and allied forces to a small fortune. -
Napolean exiled to elba
this is when napolean gave up the throne then was exiled to elba. -
battle of waterloo
the battle that napolean was beaten by the cpombined forces of prussia and the seventh coalition. -
exile to st helena
this is when Napolean came back to europe and lost at the battle of waterloo and was exiled again.
