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Meeting of the Estates-General
All of the three French Estates discuss economic problems. -
Formation of the National Assembly
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Storming of the Bastille
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Abolition of Feudalism
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Declaration of the Rights
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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Louis XVI and his family attempt to flee Paris
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Louis XVI accepts the Constitution
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Formation of the Legislative Assembly
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Louis XVI is guillotined
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Start of Reign of Terror
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Robespierre is guillotined and end of the Reign of Terror
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Directory established
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Napoleon Bonaparte overthrows the Directory
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Leadership of Napoleon established under the Consulate ending the Revolutionary Period in France