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Causes of French Revolution
Cause #1: France was bankrupt.
Cause #2: Bad Leadership.
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Rights of Women
Mary Wollstonecraft argues that women arent naturally inferior to men but we appear to lack some education.
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National Assembly Created
The 1st and 2nd estate outvoted the 3rd estate. So, the walked out and formed a new group.
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Tennis Court Oath
This was a pledge that the 3rd estate made when they were locked out of a meeting the Palace of Versailles. So, they met and made their oath at a tennis court near the Palace.
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Attack on the Bastille
The City of Paris had their gun powder supply at a fort/prison called the Bastille.Thousands of parsians attack the fort and sucessfully get the gun powder.
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Decleration of Rights of Man
The plan was to create a document with rights that the French should have. The oath was that the 3d estate would keep meeting until the D.R.M was complete.
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Bread March
Thousands of women from Paris marched 12 miles from the City of Paris to the Palace fo Versailles. They wanted food and for the king to sign the D.R.M.
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Royal Escape
King Louis 16 and Marie Antoinette tried to escape Paris and failed.
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Dr. Guillotin's invention.
Dr. Guillotin invented a execution machine that releases a sharp blade and chops off the head of a victim.
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Death of King Louis 16
He tries to flee Paris. But, they catch him and he is sent to the guillotine.
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Marrige of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte married Josèphine de Beauharnais the future empress.
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Jean-Paul Marat assassination
While in the midst of his medicinal bath for his debilitating skin condition, Charlotte Corday brutally stabbed him in the chest.
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Execution of Charlotte Corday
She was sentenced to the guillotine for murdering the Jacobian leader Jean-Paul Marat.
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Reign of Terror
The Austrain/Prussian army got 30 miles of Paris. Great Briatain put a naval blockade on France's pars. The French goverenment started killing people who were against the French Revolution. 40,000 people including Marie Antoinette and Maximillen Robespierre were sent to the guillotine.
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Napoleon plans invasion.
Although Napoleon never went through with his plan the idea was a major influence on British naval strategies.
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Results of French Revolution
There is an end to the Monarchy in Europe. The church lost most of its power. People gained rights and there are no more estates in France.
Source: My notes.
