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The Seven Year's War was a world war that affected Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines.It was the first global conflict.
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These riots were caused by low wages and food shortages. They led to the death of twenty five people.
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The Estates-General met for the first time since 1614. The Estates-General was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobles, and the common people.
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The Third Estate (Commons) declares itself to be the National Assembly. A lot of clergy backed them up.
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A large crowd stormed the left bank prison and freed mutinous French guards. They needed the guards on their side.
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Angry mob stormed the Bastille and freed the prisoners (7) while gaining access to the guns and ammunition at the prison. The Bastille was supposed to be the strongest prison ever.
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The Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the citizen. This document laid the groundwork for the issues of equality, freedom of speech, and taxation.
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The National Guard killed fifty people at the Champ de Mars. It was done in an attempt to scare anti-royalist.
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The National Constituent Assembly was dissolutioned. It was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.
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Napoleon left on his first Italian campaign just two days after he got married. The campaign was very successful.
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Napoleon Boneparte is best remembered for his role in these wars. These wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing alliances.
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Napoleon invaded Russia with about 600,000 men and 50,000 horses. He planned to bring the war to a conclusion within twenty days.
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Napoleon was exiled to Elba. Elba is an island of 12,000 inhabitants in the Mediterranean.
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Saint Helena is in the Atlantic Ocean close to the west coast of Africa. While he was there, he lived in a pavilion on the Briars estate and made friends with the family.
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Napoleon died of malaria due to the mosquitoes. He is buried on St. Helena, in the Valley of the Willows, under a nameless tombstone.
