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Louis XVI summons the Estates General
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Estates-General convenes
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the Third Estate met alone and formally adopted the title of National Assembly
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The “Tennis Court Oath”
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Rioters Storm the Bastille
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Abolition of Feudalism
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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The Wives’ March
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King Louis sent to Paris
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Civil Constitution of the French Clergy
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Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria & Prussia express support for Louis
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New Constitution ratified
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The first use of guillotine; executed highwayman Nicolas Jacques
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Prussia declares war on France
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Paris Commune established
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Parisians storm Tuileries palace; Louis XVI’s arrest.
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French cannons drive back Prussians at Valmy
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The French Republic proclaimed
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Louis XVI executed
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France declares war on Britain and Netherlands
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Committee of Public Safety founded
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New Constitution proclaimed
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Mass conscription instituted
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Republican calendar adopted
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Marie Antoinette executed
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Robespierre executed
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National Convention approves new constitution
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Bonaparte successfully staged a coup d’état
