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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
The opening of estates general was on may 5th, 1789 in versalies, also marked the start of the french reveloution. They were immediately divided over a fundamental issue, so they voted by head, giving advantage to the third estate. -
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Tennis Court Oath
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Palace of Versailles. -
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Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury. bacially being attacted by a mean and agressive mob. -
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
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Women's March on Versailles
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Execution of King Louis XVI
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Reign of Terror
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Maximillian Robespierre's execution
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Napoleonic Code is established
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Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
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Peninsular War
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Napoleon and his men march on Russia
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba
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Napoleon dies