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The French Revolution
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Louis XVI convokes État-général
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King rejects Resolutions of the tiers etat.
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Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille.
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King returns to Paris.
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Removal of civil disabilities against Jews.
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King formally accepts Constitution.
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Metric system of measures adopted.
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The day of inauguration of the Supreme Being.
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: “Law of Suspects” initiates the Terror
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Duke of Brunswick publishes call for allied attack on France.