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Establishment of the New Constitution
The U.S. Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington. -
Louis the XIV Calls the Estates General
They were loosing money. They were running out of food. -
Parisians Storm the Bastille
A state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed. -
writing of the Declaration of Rights of Men
The National Constituent Assembly, during the period of the French Revolution, as the first step toward writing a constitution for France. -
Execution of The King and Queen / Beginning of The Reign of Terror
The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the ... His execution made him the first victim of the Reign of Terror. ... His Royal seal was to go to the Dauphin and his wedding ring to the Queen. ... the flight to Varennes, had summoned 300 Royalists to enable the King's escape. -
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Napoleon Builds An Empire
The Corsican-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s. By 1799, France was at war with most of Europe, and Napoleon returned home from his Egyptian campaign to take over the reigns of the French government and save his nation from collapse. After becoming first consul in February 1800, he reorganized his armies and defeated Austria. -
Napoleon Overthrows The Directory
Napoleon Bonaparte, the hero of the Italian campaign, returned from his Egyptian expedition and, with the support of the army and several government members, overthrew the Directory. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. Napoleon hoped to compel Tsar Alexander I of Russia to cease trading with British merchants through proxies in an effort to pressure the United Kingdom to sue for peace. The official political aim of the campaign was to liberate Poland from the threat of Russia. Napoleon named the campaign the Second Polish War to gain favor with the Poles and provide a political pretext for his actions. -
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The Congress Of Vienna Meets
The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other off and remain at peace. -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), who conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century.
