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According to Hobbes, the lives of people in this time period were "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short", a time when self-interest, absence of rights, and contracts prevented the social, of society.
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Assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate. It was later replaced by the Legislative Assembly.
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The members of the Third Estate decided to break from the "Estates General" and draw up their own constitution.
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A state prison on the East side of Paris was attacked by an angry mob. It became one of the defining moments during the French Revolution.
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This declaration was set by the Constituent Assembly. A document that is important in the French Revolution and in the history of human civil rights.
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Women marched from Paris to Versailles demanding bread. Louis agreed to move his palace to Tuileries Palace.
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A convicted felon by the name of Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person to be executed by the guillotine. It was known as a ruthlessly efficient killing machine.
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Radical leaders of the Revolution changed to the metric system. They also made a new calendar and replaced the names of the months.
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Many people were eager to execute the king to prevent the return of the monarchy. He was placed on trial and condemned. He was sent to the guillotine.
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Created by the National Convention, it was dedicated to the protection of it's nation from it's enemies, whether it be foreign or domestic.
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He was the most influential figures during this time. The leading figure during the Reign of Terror.
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This governing board was created by the National Convention. It was made up of 5 men.
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This code was given during post-revolutionary France. A set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights.
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He is the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII was the one that handed Napoleon the crown.
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The foreign policy of Napoleon I of France against the United Kingdom. This was used during the Napoleonic Wars.
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After the defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled the second time, to St. Helena.
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Napoleons forces marched into Belgium. He was defeated by the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to Napoleons era in History.
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Napoleon died while as a prisoner at the island of St. Helena. It is thought to be by stomach cancer.