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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette get married.
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Louis XVI and his wife take power of France in 1774
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Grain crops fail causing bread prices to double
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The estates general had been the first meeting since 1614.
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Representatives of the thier estate frm the national assembley.
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The National Assmebley gathered at a tennis court in and vowed they would not leave until France wrote a new constitution.
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The third estate revolts and takes over the Bastille in Paris. They soon begin to decomstruct it.
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These peasant rebellions helped cause a subsequent general panic known as the "Great Fear".
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Women march to King Louis XVI's castle demanding bread for their families
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The gilloitine is invented for a new humaine way of execution.
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France declares war on Austria.
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Louis XVI was executed and a People's Republic was declared.
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Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders.
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France adopts the metric system
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The constitution of the directory goes into effect.
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Napoleon Sells the Lousisana Purchase to America for 15 million dollars.
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Napoleon Bonaparte crowns HIMSELF emperor of France.
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Napoleon Bonaparte implements the continental system.
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Napoleon Invades Russia to later be defeated.
