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The meeting with the Estates-General is important because
it marked the start of the French Revolution. -
The members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Palace of Versailles. -
Revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armory. -
Proclaim the inherent rights of men. -
The crowd besieged the palace and in a dramatic and violent confrontation. -
King Louis XVI was publicly executed. -
Creation of the First Republic
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Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution and they were executed before a cheering crowd. -
The Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. -
During the coronation, he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself. -
Military conflict was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
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The Grande Armée was led by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. -
His enemies wanted to incarcerate him in a place from which he could definitely not escape. -
He got sick and died.