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May 5, 1789 meeting with Estates- General
Meeting with all 3 heads of the Estates meeting. 3rd estate decided to split from the government. -
Tennis Court Oath
Act of defiance from the non privileged people. During the beginning of the french revolution. -
Storming the Bastille
A state prison was attacked by a aggressive mob.the prison was a symbol of Monarchy's dictatorial -
Declaration of the rights of man
Men are born free and have equal rights. resistance to oppression. -
Women's march on Versailles
gave revolutionaries power and confidence over the king. Forced the royal court to mover the traditional seat of government to paris. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
Was condemned to death by 380 votes to 310. Was a key event in the French Revolution -
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Reign of Terror
Instituted the Conscripted army. It stopped france from being invaded by other countries. -
Maximillien Robespierre execution
Him and 21 others were arrested. They were killed by guillotine before a cheering crowd. -
Napoleonic code is established
assisted in the draftign of important laws. the concept of equality. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
Napoleon crowned himself king on December 2,1804. his elevation to emperor was widely supported by the french people. -
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Peninsular war
British, portugues, and spain were are tired of napoleon's intervention in portugal so they fought him in the battle of the Peninsular. -
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Neoplon marches on russia
he was tired of in the scorched city so he decided to march on Russia. He suffered heavy losses in the battle with Russa. -
exiled nepolian
He choose to be exiled to Elba becaue it had good weather and defenses. -
Napoliaons death
He most likely died of stomach cancer