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Tennis Court Oath
The 3rd estate was planning on meeting at Versailles but they were locked out. Instead, they moved to an indoor tennis court and held a meeting. They said they were not leaving until France had a new constitution. -
Storming of the Bastille
A big crowd gathered outside of the Bastille. They stormed through the gates and obtained weapons. People were killed or wounded. -
Marat's death
Jean-Paul Marat died from the stabbing of Charlotte Corday. He was in the bathtub and she stabbed him in the heart. When the courts asked her about it, she confessed. -
Reign of Terror
There were tons and tons of deaths and executions. They would use a device called the guillotine. It would cut the head off in one blow. -
Daton's death
Daton was a French leader. He was the president of Commitee of Public Safety. He was executed because the other people that that he was against killing and executing people. -
Robespierre's death
Robespierre was one of the most important people in the French Revolution. He killed Daton. The Reign of Terror ended when Robespierre was executed. -
Lafayette
Lafayette was a rich man at age 13 when his father died. He was close friends with George Washington and helped the United States win a war against France which is where he was from. He was in prison for 5 years in Austria and then Napoleon saved him. -
Napoleonic Control
He made himself emperor in 1804. He did very well in the military and climbed many ranks. He lost two battles and was exiled. -
Invasion of Russia
This war was very bad for Napoleon. The French starved and suffered. Thousands of people died. -
Waterloo
The fight was taken place in Belgium. Napoleon was in charge of France. France ended up losing which was the last loss of Napoleon's rule.
