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He calls the Estates General to address the mounting financial crisis in France.
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Representatives of the Third Estate pledged not to disband until they established a new constitution for France.
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A crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress as a symbol of royal oppression as they were angry about the monarchy's perceived tyranny and economic hardship.
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a foundational document of the French Revolution, it proclaimed the of all citizens to liberty, equality, and fraternity.
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Louis XVI was forced to move to Paris by the Women's March on Versailles.
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Louis XVI was publicly executed by guillotine in Paris for treason. He was beheaded at the Place de la Revolution.
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A crucial government body, responsible for protecting the new republic from foreign and domestic threats.
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A period of violent unrest in Paris that led to the purging of Girondin deputies from the National Convention.
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He was a prominent figure in the French Revolution and was assassinated by Charlotte Corday. He was stabbed in bathtub.
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The execution of Louis XVI is what sparked the Reign of Terror to begin as in this period of the French Revolution that saw mass killings of thousands of counter revolutionary 'suspects'.
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Antoinette was executed by guillotine since she was found guilty of treason and other charges.
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Charges of conspiracy
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A period in the French Revolution that started because of the arrest and execution of Maximilien Robespierre.
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Robespierre was arrested and executed by guillotine, he was a prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety, he was known for his democratic stance.
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The Constitution of III established the Directory in France.
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He actually took over the Directory during the Coup of 18 Brumalre .
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Napoleon engineered the Coup of 18 Brumaire against the French Directory and became the First Consul of the Republic.
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The Napoleonic Code was approved in France, the code recognized the principles of civil liberty and equality before the law(just not for women).
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of France in Notre-Dame de Paris, this marked the beginning of the French Empire.
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His campaign was a failure, he invaded Russia with a big army hadn't considered other factors, to which led to the Great Retreat
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Napoleon invades Russia with his Grande Armee to get Alexander I to comply with the Continental System.
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He was exiled to Elba in May 1814 after being forced to abdicate his throne.
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The brother of Louis XVI was placed on the throne as the French monarchy was restored after the Napoleonic era.
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He slipped away with a flotilla of ships and a thousand men, he then landed in France on March 1.