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france in debt
king louis tries to tax 2nd and 1st estate but they refuse to pay -
meeting of estates genaral
king louis xvi calls for the estaes general to meet the following spring after a rough winter -
first meet in 175 years
first time the estates general meets in approximitly 175 years -
third estate becomes national assembly
the third estate proclaims themselves the national assembly;national assembly swears tennis court oath -
the bastile
storming of the bastile -
declaration of the rights of man and citezen
national assembly adopts declaration of the rights of man and citezen -
revolution
the french revolution begins -
fleeing paris
king louis and marie antoinette flee paris in disqises but are caught -
war
austria and prussia issue a declaration warning against harming the french monarchs and hint that any such action would provoke war -
quenns in prison
mob storms the tuileries palace and throws marie antoinette and her childeren in prison -
france is a republic
national convention declares that france will be a republicand not a constitutional monarchy -
the guillotine
king louis xvi is executed by guillotine -
the reign of terror
the reign of terror is unleashed of terror is unleashed by the commitie of public saftey;led by Maximilien Robespierre -
Robsipierre is executed
Robspierre and his supporters are executed;Reign of Terror ends -
Napoleon
Napoleon faced off against a mob of royalists trying to regain power in paris -
voting rights
national convention writes a more restrictive constitution;only male property owners could vote -
revolution ends
the french revolution ends -
rise of napolean
Napolean takes control of the french goverment -
Lousianna
Napoleon sells louisianna territory in north america to the united states -
emperor of France
Napolean crowns himself the emperor of France after a Plebisicite -
Haiti
Saint Dominique declares independence from France, names there new nation Haiti -
expanding french empire
Napolean invades spain and portugal;the king of spain goes to prison and the king king of portugal flees to Brazil -
Russia
Napolean attempts to invade and takeover Russia, is forced to leave Moscow -
Russia again
Napolean attempts to invade and takeover Russia -
defeat
Napolean defeated in leipzig -
exile
Napolean dies in exile
