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king louis xvi calls for the estates general to meet the following spring after a rough winter.
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the third estate proclaims themselves the national assembly; national assembly swears the tennis court oath.
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first time the Estates General meets in approximately 175 years.
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the storming of the Bastille.
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National Assembly adopts the Decaration of the Rights of Man of the Citizen.
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Austria and Prussia issue a declaration warning against harming the french monarchs and hint that any such action would provoke war.
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mob stormed the tuileries palace and throws Marie Antoinette and her children in prison.
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National Convention declares that france willl be republic and not a constitutional monarchy.
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King Louis xvi executed by guillotine.
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the Reign of Terror is unleashed by the committee of public safety; led by Maximilien Robespierre.
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Robespierre and his supporters are executed; reign of terror ends.
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National Convention writes a more restrictive constitution; only male property owners could vote.
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the French Revolution ends.
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor of france after a plebiscite.
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Napoleon attemps to invade and takeover Russia.
