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He became king with the Bourbon Restoration of the monarchy after the overthrow of Napoleon I -
This assembly was composed of three estates the clergy, nobility and commoners who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. -
They swore not to stop meeting until France had a constitution. -
An angry mob of French citizens and rebellious soldiers attack the Bastille. -
A document that recognizes the rights of men. -
Because of the high price and scarcity of bread the people in the market place attacked. -
Redefining the organization of the French government, citizenship, and the limits to the powers of government, the National Assembly set out to represent the interests of the public. -
People were mad about the high prices and scarcity of bread they decided to kill them. -
A time of sanctioned violence with many mass killings. -
Napoleon overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte -
Napoleon defeated many different empires taking control of them to make his bigger. -
Napoleon crossed the Neman river where he was able to invade Russia from modern day Poland -
This was the first meeting of the congress in a very long time where they talked about issues in the country. -
The coalition had states that were anti French that fought against Napoleon and forcing him into exile. -
It ended a war that lasted 23 years defeated France and Napoleon's power forever.