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The American Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking their independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation.
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Napoleon realized there was a problem, therefore he fixed the taxes between the three estates.
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All three estates met to talk about problems and vote.
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An act of defiance by the representatives of the Third Estate at the beginning of the French Revolution.
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Towards the end of monarchy and the beginning of the representative government, it was voted establishing the National Assembly.
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The Storming of the Bastille was the incident that marked the start of the French Revolution when Parisian peasants, after years of abuse by the monarchy, overwhelmed soldiers guarding the arsenal on July 14, 1789
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Make a speech for the love of liberty and equality.
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Sweeping away both the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate (the nobility) and the tithes gathered by the First Estate (the Roman Catholic clergy).
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The Declaration of the Rights or Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Assembly of France.
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Wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen.
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National Assembly completes new constitution which created a constitutional monarchy, or limited monarchy, for France.
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They worried that Austria would attempt to re-instate King Louis XVI on the throne and felt that they had to act to defend their new republic.
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A large wooden frame housing a heavy metal blade between two upright guides. When lifted and released, the blade falls freely to behead prisoners. Thought to be a equal and painless death.
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National Assembly declared France republic ansd Louis XVI was inconvenient so they guillotined him.
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He went too far with his revolutionary ideas. He killed thousands of people, sending them to the guillotine.
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(A force to transfer of power), Armed supporters of Napoleon forced members to turn the government over to Napoleon.
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France sold Lousiana to the United States.
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Napoleon became Emperor of France, also established a new system of French law called Napolenonic Code.
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Napoleon Invaded Russia since he defeated all other nation states in Europe, Russia was the only remaining threat.
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Granted freedom to thousands of slaves and was interpreted as a commitment to the cause.