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battle of waterloo
Battle took place in Waterloo, Belgium
Napoleonic era of France was ended by the Duke of Wellington
A few battles after, Napoleon would lead losses- continuing the falter of the French Revolution -
state controlled church
In Paris- Church took up 10% of the land
Due to economic crisis- National Assembly was attempting to print money on the land of the church
Churches battled back against this and revolted- National Assembly was -
storming of the bastille
Bastille- A military base/prison that was the home base of The Bourbon Monarchs
Paris natives started a revolution and dismantled the Bastille
Basically the beginning of The French Revolution- King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed as a result -
king louis xvi moves to paris
1789- King Louis XVI and his wife were forced to move to Paris due to economic reasons
Many people in Versailles were happy to see this move
Both were killed in 1793 in Paris -
meeting of the estates general
Passed on 8/26/1789 by The French National Constituent Assembly
Vividly defined all the rights of The French Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette collaborated with Thomas Jefferson due to respect for the Declaration of Independence -
national assembly
“Assemblee Nationale” (6/17-7/9/1989)
Named by reps of the 3rd estate
Led by Pierre-Louis Prieur- attempted to advocate democratic reforms in France -
tennis court oath
6/20/1789- 3rd Estate established The National Assembly
New government- establishing unity in France
Occurred on a tennis court in France -
declaration of the rights of man and citizen
October 1789- women marched in Versailles to force the royal family out
A combination of lack of women’s rights and bread shortages led to the revolt
10/5/1789- Many women joined a young lady on her drum in Eastern Paris- marched all the way to Versailles -
women's march on versailles
5/4/1789- grand ceremony of the new regime in France
Led by King Louis XVI- established French Revolution
3 estates: clergy, nobility, commoners -
Women’s March On Versailles
October 1789- women marched in Versailles to force the royal family out
A combination of lack of women’s rights and bread shortages led to the revolt
10/5/1789- Many women joined a young lady on her drum in Eastern Paris- marched all the way to Versailles