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Royal Escape
Took place in 1651, They would rather die than watch them try to restore the monarchy. They failed miserably trying to escape. He disguised himself and left the country that way.
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Napoleon becomes dictator of France
He also conquered and ruled most of western Europe. He was the first ruler of the Bonparte dynasty. He was born in the city of Ajaccio on Corsica shortly after Corsica had been sold to France by the Republic of Genoa.
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Causes Of French Revolution
The French people were unhappy because, Resentment of the taxation, The Enlightenment ideas, and Food was little to be found.
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national assembly created
This was created to deal with the financial crisis, but squabbling fell over its own structure.the people from the third estate created this because they didnt want King Louis the 16th to rule anymore. -
Tennis Court Oath
This was a pivotal event during the first couple days of the French Revolution. The Oath Pledge was signed and by 576 and 577 members of the third estate. -
Attack on the Bastille
Occured in Paris, France in the morning. The prison only had seven immates at the time of the storming. Its fall was the flash point of the French Revolution. -
Reign Of Terror
Occured after the French Revolution,incited by conflict between rival political factions,The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by guillotine. -
D.R.M
Created by the National Constitutent Assembly during the period of the french revolution as the first step to writing the constitutuion for France. -
Bread March
Earliest most simplest events of the French Revolution.The march begin with women in market places of Paris who were rioting over the high prices of the bread . -
Death Of King Louis 16
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Marie Antionette
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Robespierre
Robespierre is guillotined, ending the Terror, and the Revolution draws to a close. -
The Church
The Revolution caused a massive shift of power from the Roman Catholic Church to the state. the Church had been the largest single landowner in the country, owning about 10% of the land in the kingdom.
