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The Jacobin Club is formed. Its members become some of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution.
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King Louis XVI formally signs the new constitution.
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The guillotine became the official method of execution.
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The First French Republic is founded.
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King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine.
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Civil war breaks out in the Vendee area of France between revolutionaries and royalists.
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The Reign of Terror comes to an end as Robespierre is overthrown.
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Robespierre is executed by guillotine.
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Queen Marie Antoinette is executed by guillotine
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Napoleon overthrows the Directory and establishes the French Consulate with Napoleon as leader of France. This brings an end to the French Revolution.
