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Absolutism and the French Revolution
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The Monarchy
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Tennis Court Oath
Third Estate/National Assembly are locked out of meeting houses; the Third Estate chooses to continue thinking King Louis XVI has locked them out and decides upon a declarative vow, -
The Bastille is Stormed
The Bastille prison was attacked by an angry mob on this day. They wanted the weapons, ammunition, and they freed the prisoners. -
Decloration of the Rights of Man
The Decloration of the Rights of Man was very similar to the Decloration of Independence. It was based on; Life, Liberty, and Property. -
Palace of Versailles
October 6 Louis XVI agrees to ratify the August Decrees, Palace of Versailles stormed. -
Constitution
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France -
Comittee of Public Safety
This is a stage of the French Revolution. IUt had 12 members. Discussed everything and said what was going to happen. -
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The Committee of Public Safety
assumed its role of protecting the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion -
Reign of Terror
also known simply as The Terror, was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". -
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The Terror
People died. -
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The Directory
250 senators. Executive power went to five "directors," -
Battle of the Nile
Napoleon's army is cut off from supplies and communication. -
Coup of Brumaire
Napoleon overthrows the directory -
assasination attemopt
Someone tried to kill Napoleon -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon was Emperor -
Napoleons death
Napoleon dies
