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Louis XIV decided to have the Palace of Versailles built to flaunt his money
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Louis believed that by having the capital in Paris, that put the city in danger, so he moved it to Versailles.
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France hoped this marriage would improve their alliance with Austria.
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The French Revolution was a series of many battles that were fought in an attempt to redefine the nature of political power and change the relationship between the rulers and those they were ruling.
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A group of people from Paris stormed Bastille in hopes of finding weapons and ammunition.
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Displayed and defined the rights that French citizens had during the revolution.
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One of the earliest events of the French Revolution. Women marched to Versailles and demanded a supply of bread for them and their families.
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The Tennis Court Oath laid out the foundation for events that happened in the future, and showed the process of the people beginning to dislike King Louis.
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Louis refused to give up his power which was a crime. He was put to death by the Guillotine.
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A period of constant fighting and violence between the Girondins and the Jacobins.
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This event is often viewed as the only effective thing that ended the revolution. Napoleon overthrew the government system.
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Divided civil law into categories, and created codes for several different branches of law.
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He conquered much of Europe in the 19th century and crowned himself emperor in 1804 when he seized political power in France.
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Napoleon did this to show that he was in power, and would not submit to anyone else's power.
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Napoleon's army crossed the Neman River in an attempt to attack and defeat the Russian army, but failed to do so.
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Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba, made a return, created an army, fought in the Battle of Waterloo, and then he was exiled to the island of Saint Helena.
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This was the final defeat of Napoleon and his army.
