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In 1787 to 1788 there was little to no food. Food became much more expensive and people started to lose their jobs.
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On May 5, 1789, the third Estate wanted a constitutional government the clergy and nobility would have to pay taxes too, and by the looks of it considering the new rule they would have the votes.
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On June 20, 1789, all the deputies come together to make the constitution they had to change their location to a indoor tennis court because of the inconvenience the doors were locked and they made an oath that they wouldn't leave until it was complete.
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On July 14, 1789, there had been a rumor that the king's troops were going to attack, and what happened was they managed to get the bridge down and they were fighting for a while even the French guard decide they wanted in the fight the prison warden had been weakened and given up and surrendered and the prisoners cut off his head.
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On August 4, 1789, the National Assembly took away the privileges of the nobles and the clergy.
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In August 1792, the monarchy had plummeted. The sans-culottes had attacked the palace and the royal family had to find protection.
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In September 1792, the convention began a new draft of the constitution but was also the ruling body of France. The goal was to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, the ruling body of France.
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In early 1793, the Moutain convinced the Convention to condemn Louis XVI to death. Days later, the king was beheaded on the guillotine, which revolutionaries believed was humane.
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In 1793, two women founded the Society
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In November 1793, a public ceremony dedicated to the worship of reason was held in the former cathedral. Patriotic young girls dressed in white dresses paraded before a temple of reason where
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Napoleon in 1796 became the commander of the French armies in Italy. And lead them to many wins and Napoleon became known for speed, surprise, and decisive action. And they gained control of northern Italy and everyone envied him.
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Napoleon and his army in 1797 were planning on invading great Britain, but Napoleon had the idea to invade Egypt first, and his idea failed. In 1799 the British had defeated the French naval
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In the coup d’état of 1799 that Napoleon took part in, they overthrew the Directory and created a whole new government. Napoleon had a lot of power.
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In 1801, Napoleon agreed with the pope which recognized Catholicism as the religion of a majority of the French people. The Pope would not ask for the return of the church lands seized in the revolution.
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In June of 1812, an army of more than 600,000 men
entered Russia. Napoleon desired that a quick victory over the Russians would be insured. However, the Russian forces not only refused to do battle, but they retreated. As they retreated, they burned their own villages and countryside. The aim of this was to keep Napoleon’s army from finding food. -
In 1821, Napoleon, unfortunately, passed away.
