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the palace of Versailles was built in 1634 by King Louis XIV and was a palace that was passed down from many generations. the king would use the palace to have parties with other nobles to keep them out of his business. -
King Louis changed the capital of France from Paris to Versailles because he wanted to escape the turmoil that Paris was subject to. it remained the capital until 1789. -
King Louis marries Austrian-born princess Marie Antoinette in 1770. they stay together until they are eventually both executed by Guillotine in 1793. -
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The tennis court oath happened after the king locked the door at a meeting hall in Versailles went found an open building which just happened to be a tennis court. they vowed to never stop trying until there was a written constitution and France was free. -
The Storming of the Bastille happened because people were mad and wanted to fight, they had guns but no gunpowder, so they stormed a prison called the Bastille. They were successful in doing so along with killing people and putting guard's heads on spikes. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written in 1789 to define individual and collective rights during the French Revolution. this helped a lot during the revolution. -
The women's march on Versailles happened because there was a shortage of bread because they didn't have enough wheat and flour to feed all of France, but there was a rumor that queen Marie Antoinette was storing food and hiding it from the public for herself and the king. Tons of women went and marched the Palace of Versailles in search of the king and queen but they were no where to be found because they ran. -
King Louis XVI was executed in the early few years of the French Revolution. This happened for a few reasons one of them was because he was not a good king at all but the reason he was put to death was because he was guilty of treason -
the Reign of Terror was a series of killings by guillotine which was during the French Revolution. they killed a lot of people including the king and queen at the time. -
Napoleon Launched a coup d'etat and overthrew the French government which was weak at the time. in doing this pretty much ended the french revolution. -
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The Civil Code renamed the Code Napoleon in 1807 addressed mainly matters relating to property and families. This gave faith in the french people for the bright future ahead. -
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor of France in 1804 which later lead to the future powerhouse dynasty of France. it lasted for many years. -
Napoleon and 600,000 men went to go take over Russia but they were unprepared for the vicious Russian Winters. As a result of being unprepared Napoleon lost most of his men due to the cold and his men freezing to death. -
After Napoleon's defeat in Waterloo, he was exiled to the Island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa. he was exiled twice but came back one time until he was exiled again and thats where he died a few years later -
The Battle of Waterloo marked the end of Napoleon's power and dynasty. it destroyed Napoleon's ego forever.