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Estates General
The second estates forced Louis to call an assembly to get approval for the tax reform. The meeting took place at Versailles. -
Creation of the National Assembly
The estates voted to establish the National Assembly. -
Bastille
Citizens storm Bastille, a prison in Paris, for gunpowder. This event was revolutionary. -
Preaching
Noblemen made grand speeches, declaring their love of liberty and equality. -
Adoption
The National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideas called " A Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen," commonly known as the Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
Prussian Interference
Prussia threatens to destroy Paris if king Louis is harmed -
Rioters
20,000 men and women invade Tuileries, the royal palace where Louis and the family were staying, -
Republic
The National Convention abolished the Monarchy and declared France a republic. -
Execution
The ex-king walked with calm dignity up the steps of the scaffold to be beheaded by a machine called the guillotine. -
Beheaded
The Reign of Terror, the radical phase of the revolution, ended when Maximilien Robespierre lost his head. -
His Start
Napolean is put in charge of the French Military. -
Emperor
Napolean is crowned emperor of France. -
Russia vs. France
Napoleans army clashes with the Russian army. -
Moscow
Napolean enters Moscow only to find it in flames. -
Escape
Napolean escapes from Elba and landed in France. -
Waterloo
Napolean attacks the British @ Waterloo. -
Death
Napolean Dies.