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France had a large population and a prosperous foreign trade. It was the center of the enlightenment.
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The social and political system of France. The people of France were divided into three sections (estates).
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This debt was partially from the extravagant spending of Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette.
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Heavy taxes and harsh living conditions.
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This led to Louis facing problems.
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Many people faced starvation.
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"The document stated that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights.” These rights included “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.” The document also guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion."
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Went over the new taxes.
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The third estate voted to establish the National Assembly, in effect proclaiming the end of absolute monarchy and the beginning of representative.
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The third estate was locked out of their meeting room. They broke down a door to an indoor tennis court, pledging to stay until they had drawn up a new constitution.
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"A mob searching for gunpowder and arms stormed the prison. The mob overwhelmed the guard and seized control of the building. The attackers hacked the prison commander and several guards to death, and then paraded around the streets with the dead men’s heads on pikes."
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A body that had the power to create laws and approve or reject declarations of war. Was created when the National Assembly completed the new constitution.
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Louis tried to escape from France to the Austrian Netherlands. As his family neared the border they were apprehended and returned to Paris under guard. His escape increased the influence of his radical enemies in the government and sealed his fate.
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The period of time when Robespierre governed France virtually as a dictator.
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Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death.
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Three people one of which was Napoleon. This took place of the Directory. Napoleon's men surrounded the national legislature and drove out most of its members. The ones who remained decided to dissolve the directory.
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An agreement that Napoleon signed for both the clergy and many peasants because they wanted to restore the position of the Church in France. This agreement gained Napoleon the support of the organized Church and most of the French people.
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Napoleon failed his expedition to Saint Domingue so he decided to cut his losses in the Americas. This made Napoleon offer to sell all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States. Then the administration of Thomas Jefferson agreed to purchase the land for $15 million.
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A blockade that Napoleon set up to prevent all trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations. This policy was supposed to make continental Europe more self-sufficient.
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Napoleon marched into Russia. There was fighting and then the Russians fell back which allowed Napoleon to move to Moscow. Moscow was in flames.
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Napoleon wanted to continue his fight towards Paris, but the generals refused. Napoleon then surrendered and gave up the throne. This led napoleon to be exiled.
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Napoleon was defeated in Waterloo which led to his last bit of power (hundred days). Then the British shipped Napoleon to a remote island in the South Atlantic.
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Napoleon's last bit of power.