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King Louis gets married to Marie Antoinette on the 16th of May 1770.
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During the year 1775 Louis the 16th aged 20 became the king of France he did not belive he was ready for this task.
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The National assembly was created on the 17th of June 1789 after they were the voted the only ones to pay the taxes to the government.
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On June 20th 1789 the National Assembly (3rd Estate) created the tennis court oath which had to be kept until the national assembly wrote a new constitution.
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On July 14th 1789,the bastille in Paris France was attacked by a great number of citizens to get gun powder for their muskets.
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The 26th of August 1789 the Declaration of the Rights of Man was created by the National assembly (3rd Estate) as their Declaration of Independence.
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On June 21 1791,King Louis 16 and his family tried to escape the Revolution by heading to the southern part of France. But he got caught by the people.
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On April 20th 1792 France went to war against Austria and Prussia. France retreated and lost the fight.
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On January 21st 1793 King Louis 16 was executed at the guillotine.
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On October 16,1793 Marie Antoinette was beheaded at the guillotine just after her husband King Louis 16 was executed.
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On July 28,1749 Robespierre was executed at the guillotine. That ended the Reign of Terror.
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September 5th Robespierre order the execution of around 30,000
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On November 9,1799 the French Revolution ended and Napoleon Bonaparte made himself dictator of France. He didn't
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On December 2,1804 Napoleon crowned himself as the leader of
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On May 4th,1814 Napoleon Bonaparte was first exiled to Elba.Napoleon then swam back to France
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On May 5, 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte died on St. Helens island in the south Atlantic Ocean.