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Palace of Versailles built
The Palace of Versailles was built in Versailles, France. The Palace of Versailles was built because Louis XIV wanted people in France to know that France could produce mirrors just like Italy did. -
King Louis Moved the Capital of France from Paris to Versailles
Louis moved the Capital of France because he was trying to escape the turmoil Paris was subject to. -
King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
Louis was 15 when he married Marie and she was 14. It took them 7 years to consummate their marriage. They were married for 19 years. -
Tennis Court Oath
TCO was a commitment to the national constitution and representative government. They met in an indoor tennis court. -
Bastille is Stormed
The rebel Parisians stormed the Bastille because they wanted ammunition and arms but they didn't release any prisoners. The Bastille held over 30,000 pounds of gun powder, and the Parisians successfully attacked. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was set by France's National Constituent Assembly. It is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
Women's March on Versailles
The Women's March was one of the events that ended the king's independence and signified the change of power and reforms about to overtake France. The march symbolized a new balance of power. -
King Louis XVI executed
Louis wouldn't give up his power to the Revolutionary Government. For that reason he was found guilty of treason and condemned death. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign Of Terror was when there was violence and mass executions while the French Revolution was going on. The reason for this was the government thought there were enemies of the Revolution so he treated them harshly. -
Napoleon launches a Coup d'Etat
Coup d'Etat overthrew the government system under the directory of France. The Coup d'Etat is viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code made the authority of men over their families stronger, took away women's rights, reduced the rights of illegitimate children. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
Napoleon crowned himself then he crowned Josephine Empress. Napoleon symbolically showed that he would not be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than himself. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon's greatest achievement was the spreading of French Revolutionary ideas across Europe and ultimately the world. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
Tsar Alexander I was allied with Napoleon but he refused to be part of the continental blockade of British goods for any longer. Ignoring the advice of his closest advisors, Napoleon finally invaded Russia -
Napoleon Exiled
Napoleon's broken forces gave up and Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son. Napoleon's defeat ultimately signaled the end of France's domination of Europe. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's forces were defeated by the British and the Prussians. This marked the end of his reign and of France's domination in Europe. This had concluded a war that had gone on for 23 years.