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The palace of Versailles was a country residence. It was rebuilt by Louis XIII in 1631 and was finished in 1634. -
In 1682 King Louis was making his palace bigger, and changed the capital of Paris (France) to Versailles. He did this in order to escape the turmoil that Paris was doing. -
King Louis XVI and Marie got married May 16th in 1770. King Louis XVI hoped that by marrying Marie it would make their alliance with Austria stronger. -
It was an idea of the Constituent Assembly. It served as a preamble to the french constitution which eventually established a constitutional monarchy. -
The Women's March on Versailles took place on October 5 in 1789. It is also known as the "October March" and was a big part of the french revolution. -
The storming of Bastille happened in France in the afternoon of July 14. Revolutionaries seized control of Bastille. -
The tennis court oath was by the delegates at the estate general at Versailles. It was a form of commitment to a national constitution/representative government. -
The reign of terror was from September 5th to July 28 of 1794. It was a period of time of violence and terror, which included thousands of mass executions. -
King Louis was executed on January 21, 1793. He was condemned to death when he was 38 because he was unwilling to cede his royal power. -
The Coup of 18-19 overthrew the system of government that was the directory of France at the time. This is the event that ended the French Revolution. -
Napoleon after being crowned revised France's legal system. He changed it to a system that he named the Napoleonic Code. -
Napoleon crowned himself emperor on May 18, 1804. He also crowned Josephine empress. -
Napoleon invaded Russia. He ignored the advice to not do this by people close to him. -
Napoleon left the thrown on April 11, 1814. He was abdicated and banished to the Mediterranean Island of Elba. -
The Battle of Waterloo happened on Sunday June 18 in 1815. It occurred in the Netherlands. It also marked the defeat of Napoleon.