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King Louis XVI tries to tax!
King Louis the XVIFrance is in deep debt, so King Louis XVI tries to tax the Second Estate but thet nobles refuse to pay. -
King calls for Estates General to meet
Estates GeneralKing Louis XVI calls for the Estates General to meet the following spring after a rough winter. -
Estates General meets!
In the Spring of 1789 the Estates General met for the first time in about 175 years! -
The national Assembly take Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court OathOn june 17th the Third Esate proclaims themselves the national assembly, they swear to the Tennis Court Oath. -
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the BastilleOn July 14th, The prison known as the Bastille, is attacked. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man of the Citizen is adopted.
declaration of the rights of man.The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man of the citizen. -
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King and wife try to flee, but get caught.
King Lousi XVI and his wife.King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette try to flee Paris in disguises, but are caught. -
Fernch Monarchs are warned.
king louis executedin July of 1792, Austria and Prussia issue a declaration warning against harming the French Monarchs and hint that any such action would provoke war. -
Marie and her children go to prison.
The following month, a mob storms the Tuileries Palace and throws Marie Antoinette and her children in prison. -
France no longer a constitutional monarchy
The National Convention declares that France will be a republic and not a constitutional monarchy. -
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Begining of the Reign of Terror.
reign of terror.The Reign of Terror is unleashed by the Committee of Public Safety and led by Maximilien Robespierre. -
Reign of Terror Ends!
Reign of Terror endsRobespierre and his supporters are executed, The Reign of Terror ends! -
Napolean tries to regain power in Paris
Napolean faced off against a mob of royalists trying to regain power in Paris. -
More restrictive constitution is written.
National Convention writes a more restrictive constitution, it states only male property could vote. -
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Napoleon takes control of French government.
Napoleon takes control of french government. -
Napoleon sells Louisiana Territory
Napoleon selling the territoryNapoleon sells Louisiana Territory in North America to the United States. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France.
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France after a plebiscite. -
Haiti is created
haitiSaint Domingue declares independence from France, names their new nation Haiti. -
Napoleon invades Spain and Portugal.
Napoleon invades Spain and Portgual, the king of Spain goes to prison and the king of Portugal flees to Brazil. -
Napoleon is forced to leave Moscow
NapoleanNapoleon attempts to invade and take over Russia and is forced to leave Moscow. -
napoleon attempts to invade and take over Russia.
napoleon attempts to invade and take over Russia. -
napoleon defeated in Leipzig.
napoleon defeated in Leipzig.
