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Meeting of the Estates General
1st Estate- Nobility
2nd Estate- Clergy
3rd Estate- Others
Had not met in 175 years. Called to recreate the governement and institute a leader. -
Storming of the Bastille
Peasants stormed the prison, killing all the guards and dismantling the prison by hand. -
Women march on Versailles
March beginning in parisian markets to the palace of versailles over the price of bread -
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Haitian Revoution
Slave revolt against French colonists. Established a slave-free government. -
Attempted Escape of the Royal Family
Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, attempt to escape to Austrai in the night. They are caught in a small villagge by the border and are charged with treason -
King Louis XVI Executed
The king was tried for treason and sentenced to death by guillotine -
Beginning of Reign of Terror
Marks the beginning of mass executions of enemies of the state and the Jacobins -
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Reign of Terror
Mass executions of jacobin enemies, ended with the death of Maximillian Robespierre -
Creation of the Directory
Group of five powerful nobles to rule of France during the revolution. -
Napoleon Crowned Himself Emperor
Napoleon takes power for the directory and changes his title to emperor after consolidating power. -
Invasion of Portugal
Part of the Napoleonic wars in which France effortlessly occupied Portugal due to lack of governmental resistance. Challenged by prtugese people and UK. -
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Congress of Vienna
Group of ambassadors created to resolve war issues created by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's army defeated by a combined force of Prussian and Anglo-allied forces in the Seventh Coalition. Resulted in Napoleon's exile.
