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Reign of Louis XVI
He was the longest ruling kind in Europe -
Hobbes writes Leviathan
Leviathan, or the matter, forme and power of a common wealth ecclesiasticall and civil -
Locke writes Two Treatieses of Government
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French and Indian War
This war was fought mainly by the colonies of Great Britain and New France. -
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American Revolution
Started as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended as a global war between several European great powers. -
Calling of the Estates General
It represented the nobility, the church, and the common people. -
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Robespierre comes to power
Admired the Roman Republic -
Tennis Court Oath
Signified the first time the French citizens formally stood in opposition to Louis XVI -
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France experiences "The Great Fear"
Peasants attacked manor houses -
August decrees
Made by National Constituent Assembly -
National Assembly composes "The Declaration of the Rights of Man."
a second one was made in 1793 -
Louis XVI attempts to escape
Was an unsuccessful event -
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Legislative Assembly is created
Provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention -
France goes to war with Austria
French armies lacked organization and discipline -
Louis XVI is executed
Fall of the Monarchy -
Committee of Public Safety is formed
Restructured in 1793 -
Jean Paul Marat is killed
A women killed him with a knife -
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France experience "Reign of Terror"
Also known as "The Terror" -
Robespierre is executed
supported equality of rights -
Napoleon Bonaparte comes to power
King of Italy
