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American, French and Industrialization
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Declaration of Independance (Social)
U.S. declared their independence from britain with this documet. -
Assembly of Notables (Economic)
Nobles and Clergy opposed to paying taxes, the assembly of notables was dissmissed. This led to the creation of the Estates-General -
Meeting of Estates- General (Economic)
Representation of first, second, and third estates had "equal representation, but since first and second estates were so close it was not fair. Led to the tennis court oath. -
National Assembly Established (Political)
When the national assembly was established, made up of the third estate, it ended the absolute monarchy in france. -
Tennis Court Oath (Political)
When the doors were locked so the third estate couldn't meet, they moved to another place and pledged to not stop until they had a constitution. -
The Great Fear (Social)
Revolutionary ideas spread throughout the country. There was a civil unrest, but the military put it down. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man Act (Social)
Declared that all men were created equal. This did not apply to women and children. -
Bread March (Political)
The peasant women marched to versaille looking for marie antoinette's blood. -
Flight to varennes (Social)
The royal family tried to flee but failed. -
Execution o the king (Political)
King Lousi XVI was sent to the Guillatine and was executed. -
Toulon (Military)
Napoleon Forced britain troops out of the port of Toulon. -
Reign of terror (Political)
Robespierre came to power and began the reign of terror. -
Marie Antoinette's Execution (Political)
Marie Antoinette was tried and found guilty, when taken to the guillitine, she thought she was going to get here carriage bought was taken in what everyone else was taken it. -
Facing Royalist (Military)
Napoleon had to face a mob of royalists, he used artillary to make them flee and then was put in charge of defending the french interior. -
Napoleon Bonaparte came to power (Political)
Robespierre was taken to the guillitine and napoleon took over, considered a tyrant. Coup d'etat -
Typewriter (Technological)
Created by an italian, Pellegrino Turri, appeared in american markets in 1874 -
Napoleonic Invasion of Russia (Military)
Napoleon started moving into russia, but the army had scorched all of the cropsa nd cattle so there was no food and Napoleon was forced to retreat. -
Mines Act (social)
Stops women and children from working underground. -
Workdays (Economic)
Workdays for women and children are limited to 10 hours a day. -
Emancipation Proclamation (Cultural)
Used during the civil war for determining which states would be slave states and which states would be free states.