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Meeting with Estate's government. Also marked the start of the French Revolution. -
The dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the non privileged classes in France. Also happened towards the begging of the French Revolution. -
The storming of Bastile lasted for five months. The rebel Parisians stormed the Bastille to get ammunition and guns. The storming of Bastille was also a symbol of the monarchy's tyranny. -
The declaration of the rights of man was is considered to be the most important document in history. Not only did it hold the view that equal rights should be granted to every man on this earth but also mentioned separation of power, and rights of religion. -
The women's march of Versailles was an important event at the start of the French Revolution. It gave the people confidence in their power over the king. This march forced the royal court ad family to move from the traditional seat of government in Versailles to Paris. -
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine, a very major event in the French Revolution. King Louis XVI's death was a public execution that took place at the Place de la Concorde. King Louis was executed along with his wife for treason. -
A very violent period in the French Revolution, lots of conflict between two rival political factions. This event was marked by mass executions. The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands.
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Robespierre was a very harsh ruler and after a year the people turned on him and had him arrested and later he was executed along with his supporters by guillotine. -
This codified several branches of law, including commercial law, including commercial and criminal law, and divided law into categories of property and family. -
Napoleon claimed himself as emperor and made Josephine Empress. The French citizens approved Napoleon's proclamation. Napoleon's motives were to build a foundation for a future dynasty. -
Napoleon provoked the start of the war because he intervened in Portugal. After expelling the french from Spain wellington invaded southern France.
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Napoleon was trying to force Russia back into the Continental blockade of the united kingdom. Lack of food killed off their men and hypothermia from the bitter cold led to a Russian victory. -
Napoleon was exiled but it was more like a vacation because he chose a spot that had good weather and defenses. Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son but his offer was rejected, he abdicated and was sent to Elba. -
In exile, Napoleon died on a British-held island of Saint Helena. The cause was believed to have been stomach cancer they're still not sure the exact cause of death.