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Construction for the palace of Versailles was first started in 1631 and ended construction in the 1770s. It was built as a way to glorify the idea of the French monarchy and today is a museum. -
King Louis hoped that in moving the capital of France to the new palace he could take more control of the government from the nobility and then distance himself from Paris' population. -
Their marriage was centered around their desire to destroy Prussia and Great Britain to achieve definitive peace between them. -
The Declaration of Rights helped form the foundation of the French revolution and establish democracy in France. -
The revolutionary movement that shook France
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The Tennis Court Oath was a dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the non-privileged classes of the French nation. -
The Storming of Bastille happened because of the lack of food and hungry mobs leading the poor harvests to be angry at the government and most importantly the king.
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The March on Versailles was started because of women's high concern of high prices and scarcity on bread. -
Due to King Louis XVI being unwilling to code his royal power to the revolutionary government he was found guilty of treason and executed. -
The Reign of Terror started because of the high numbers of those being suspected of being enemies to the revolution. -
The time-span of Napoleons Rule over France
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Napoleon launched a Coup d'Etat to overthrow the system of government and substitute the Consulate. -
The Napoleonic code was created to unify a strong and modern nation and he wanted it to be as clear and logical to all the citizens. -
Napoleon was symbolizing that him becoming emperor was based on his own merits and the peoples will and not because of religious consecration. -
There was a defeat in the Russian Campaign due to the French being unable to feed their army. -
Napoleon was exiled because of both a desire to not keep Napoleon in England or even in Europe and for fear that he would become a object of the public curiosity. -
The Battle of Waterloo happened because Napoleon was hoping to get a quick win that would tear apart apart the coalition of European armies that were formed against him.