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Meeting of The Estates General
An assembly of representatives from each estate to discuss the pending tax idea, making the nobility pay taxes. -
Tennis Court Oath
When the 3rd estate got kicked out of the Meeting of the Estates General, they broke into an indoor tennis court and agreed to stay there until there was a new constitution -
Storming the Bastille
A mob searching for gunpowder and firearms stormed the Bastille, a Paris Prison. -
Declaration of Rights
A document that gave equal rights to all people. Valid at all times and all places. -
March on Versailles
The riot of many Parisian women rioting over the rise of bread costs. They demanded that the national assembly had to help make bread more affordable. -
Reign of Terror
A period of violence after the onset of the French Revolution. Marked by mass executions. -
The Rise of Napoleon
Napoleon was a french military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe. He shot through the military rankings -
Napoleon's Empire Collapses
Napoleons empire began to weaken with the Continental system, the Peninsular War, and the Russian Invasion. -
The Congress of Vienna
An assembly that began to reorganize Europe after the fall of the Napoleonic Empire. It was the most comprehensive treaty the Europe had ever seen.
