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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
The king wanted the deputies to agree to raise taxes to avoid bankruptcies. It happened in the Menus-Plaisirs building at Versailles. -
Tennis Court Oath
Took place at the Royal Tennis Court in Versailles, France. The National Assembly swore not to stop meeting until France had a constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
Happened in Bastille Paris. It happened in the revolutionary insurgents attempted to seize and storm the medieval armoury. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man happened in France. It happened to help form the foundation of the French Revolution, in hopes to end monarchy and start democracy in France -
Women's March on Versailles
The march started in the markets of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, the eastern part of Paris. The march was a riot started by women in the marketplaces, because of complaints over prices and the availability of bread. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
The execution of King Louis XVI happened at the Place de la Revolution in Paris. The execution happened because he was found guilty of high treason by the National Convention. -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror happened in France. The Reign of Terror happened because of fighting between political fighting between Jacobins and Girondins. Because of threats of invasion. -
Maximilien Robespierre's execution
Robespierre was executed by guillotine in Paris, France. He was executed because of violence, dictatorial power, extreme political repression, unpopularity and opposition. -
Napoleonic Code is established
It happened during the French Consulate which is in France. It created new legal systems that showed the revolution principles. -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
Napoleon crowns himself in Paris. He solidified his power and established legitimacy . -
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Peninsular War
The war happened in Spain and Iberian Peninsula. The war happened because of Napoleon wanted European countries to close their ports to British goods, but Portugal countries to trade with Britain. -
Napoleon and his men march on Russia
It happened because Napoleon wanted to force Tsar Alexander I to stop the trading with British merchants, also to pressure the UK to sue for peace. Happened from the Duchy of Warsaw, into Russia. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
It happened in Elba, which is a small island off of the Mediterranean Sea. It happened after the Battle of Leipzig and the Treaty of Fontainebleau. -
Napoleon dies
He died on the island of St.Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. The cause of his death is a mystery, with many theories of diagnoses. His diagnoses were stomach cancer, drug-influence intoxication, arsenic poisoning and many more.