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French and Indian War
American phase of a worldwide nine year's war fought because France and Great Britain. It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America. This war began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was part of the British Empire, and therefor open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvania, or part of the French Empire. -
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Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI became the heir to the throne and the last Bourbon king of France upon his father's death in 1765. In 1770, he married Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette. After a slew of governing missteps, Louis XVI brought the French Revolution crashing down upon himself, and in 1793 he was executed. -
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Marie- Antoinette
Maria- Antoinette, was the last queen of France who helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1792. She became a symbol of the excesses of the monarchy. As consort to Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was beheaded nine months after her husband by order of the Revolutionary tribunal. -
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Maximilien Robespierre
Robespierre became increasingly popular for his attacks on the monarchy and his advocacy of democratic reforms. In April 1790, he was elected president of the powerful Jacobin political club. After the downfall of of the monarchy he was elected first deputy for Paris to the National Convention. After the king got executed the convention resulted in a power struggle between the Jacobins and the moderate Girondin. The intensification of the Reign of terror and Robespierre's autocracy made unloved. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Was a french military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. He rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Rev. After seizing political power in France in 1799 he crowned himself emperor. Successfully waged war against various coalitions of Europe nations and expanded his empire. After a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, he abdicated the throne two years later. He returned to power in his hundred days campaign. -
The End of the Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the Untied States of America. -
Tennis Court Oath
The deputies of the third estate moved to a nearby indoor tennis court because they thought the king was forcing them to disband . At the tennis court they took an oath to never separate until a written constitution had been established for France. -
Storming of the Bastille
A state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob, using muskets, swords, and various makeshift weapons. Launay raised a white flag of surrender over the fortress. Launay and his men were taken into custody, the Bastille's gunpowder and cannons were seized, and the seven prisoners were freed. Launay was pulled away by the mod and was murdered. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
One of the basic charters of human liberties, containing the principles that inspired the French Rev. There are 17 articles. The basic principle was all men are born and remain free and equal in rights. -
Women's March on Versailles
A crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented parisians, including some men, and marched toward Versailles, arriving soaking wet from the rain. They demanded to see "The baker," the "Bakers wife," and "the bakers boy." the king agreed to meet with some of the women and promised to distribute all the bread in versailles to the crowd. -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a dark and violent period of time during the French Revolution. Radicals took control of the revolutionary government. They arrested and executed anyone who they suspected might not be loyal to the revolution.
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Battle of Trafalgar
The British devastated the enemy fleet, destroying 19 enemy ships. No British ships were lost, but 1,5000 British seamen were killed or wounded in the heavy fighting. Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar ensured that Napoleon would never invade Britain. -
Battle of Austerlitz
The battle during the war involved forces of the recently formed First French Empire against the armies of the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. The French troops managed to score a decisive victory over the Russo- Austrian army. The battle is often regarded as a tactical masterpiece. -
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Invasion of Russia
The French Invasion of Russia was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. The campaign reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a small fraction of their initial strength. Its sustained role in Russian culture may be seen in Tolstoy's War and Peace and the Soviet identification with it during the German invasion. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to St. Helena
After his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig, Napoleon retreated to Paris where he was forced to renounce his throne. The European powers exiled him to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. Within 11 months he was back on the European continent at the head of a hastily-raised army intent on restoring Napoleon to the throne of France. Napoleon's defeat came in June 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. -
Waterloo
The battle of waterloo, marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon rose through the ranks of the French army during the French Revolution. He seized control of the French government and became emperor. The battle was defeated by the British and Prussians. After waterloo, Napoleon abdicated and later died in exile.