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Concordat with Catholic Church
The people and the church created a treaty. -
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The leaders of this phase are called moderates. It was basically a movement of the upper and middle class, western educated Indians in its moderate phase. -
Estes General meets
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National Assembly is formed
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Great Fear sweeps France
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Citizens storm the Bastille
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of time in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. The French Revolution lasted 10 years from 1789 to 1799. It began on July 14, 1789 when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Poor women of Paris march on Versailles
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Royal Family confined to Tuileries
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted
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Royal Family attempts to flee France
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Third Constitution is adopted
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Radical Phase
Extreme circumstances, radical leaders were able to gain power because of problems -
Constitution creates a limited monarchy
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Paris mob invades Tuileries palace
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Citizens attack Paris prison
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France becomes a Republic
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King Louis XVI beheaded
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Committee of Public Safety is created
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Reign of Terror
A phase of the French Revolution aimed at destroying all alleged pockets of resistance to the revolution. -
Marie Antoinette is beheaded
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Robespierre is beheaded
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Reaction Phase
The parliamentary revolt initiated on Thermidor 9, year 2. -
Directory takes power
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Napoleon invades Egypt
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Age of Napoleon
Napoleon was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. -
Napoleon becomes 1st Consul
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Concordat of 1801
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Napoleon named Consul for life
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Napoleonic Code is created and adopted
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Napoleon becomes Emperor
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of Austerlitz
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Napoleon invades Spain
On February 16, 1808 Napoleon invades Spain. -
Napoleon retreats from Russia
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Napoleon invades Russia
On June 24, 1812, the Grande Armee was led by Napoleon invading Russia. -
Battle of Leipzig
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Napoleon abdicates the throne & Louis XVIII takes the throne
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba
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Napoleon exiled to St. Helena
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Napoleon returns from Elba
The Hundred Days marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris on March 20, 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on July 8, 1815. -
Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon dies
