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French Rev
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Summoning Of States General
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Meeting of States General
- Third Estate had no say; 1st and 2nd estate always outvoted 3rd
- King was Broke; Wanted to raise Taxes
- 3rd estate proclaimed itself National Assembly
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Tennis Court Oath
- 3rd Estate locked out of assmebly room.
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Storming of Bastille
- To steal Weapons of National Assembly
- Freed the 7 prisioners
- Soldiers opened fire 98 Rioters were killed
- Fighting broke out all over-called the Great Fear
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- Men are born and remain free and equal rights.
- Slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
- Did not apply to women
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National Convention meets; Abolition of the monarchy
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Trial of Louis XVI before the Convention
Found guilty of "Conspiring against the Liberty of men" -
Execution of Louis XVI
Beheaded -
Reign of terror begins
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Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
- Murdered in own house
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Execution of Marie Antoinette
- Found guilty of treason and abusing her own son
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Reign of Terror Ends
- 40,000 executed any traitor to government
- All died by Guillotine
- Abolished Fuedalism, poor gained land
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Convention dissolved; Directory begins
- 5 Man Directory Ends
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Battle of the Nile
- War between British and French Fleets
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Alliance between Russia and Britain
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Rise of Napoleon
- Military Hero
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Napoleon Names Himself Emperor
- Set up Constitution
- Made Himself Dictator
- Three branch Consul, Napoleon 1st