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Meeting of the Estates General
Meeting of the three estates for the first time in over 100 years -
Storming of the Bastille
A great crowd storming the Bastille with assorted weapons, which gave the revolution momentum. -
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
A document declaring the natural given rights of humans. -
March on Versailles
Women march from Paris to Versailles to demand bread from the king. This forced the king to leave and head to paris where he would eventually be killed. -
Free Blacks Given Full French Rights
Blacks were treated as equals to whites in France. -
Gens de Colour Demand Equal Rights
People of color wanted even more rights from France. -
Beheading of King Louis XIV
The killing of the king who was found guilty of treason. This sparked the start of the Revolution. -
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Reign of Terror
A period of violence and mass executions after the French Revolution. -
French Forces Admit Defeat
French Armies cannot hold off slave armies any longer and they admit defeat. -
Saint Dominique is Abolished
A harsh, rich, slave colony is finally destroyed, freeing slaves. -
Napoleon is Emperor
Napoleon declares himself the new emperor of France.
