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France in debt.
Picture Link King Louis XVI tries to tax the Second Esate, but the noble refuse to pay. -
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The French Revolution and Napoleon
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Meeting of the Esates General.
Picture Link Frist time the Eatstes General meets in approximately 175years. -
Natonal Assembly
Picture Link The third Estate proclaims themselves the Nation Assembly; National Assembly swears the Tennis Cour Oath. -
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man of the Citizen.
National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man of the Citizen. -
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Harm the French monarchs, prepare for war.
Austria and Prussia issue a declaration warning against harming the French monarchs and hint that any such action would provoke war. -
Republic?
National Convention declares that France will be a republic and not a constitutional monarchy -
Reign of Terror
Picture link The Reign of Terror is unleashes by the Committee of Public Safety; led by Maximilien Robespierre. -
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Regaining power.
Napoleon faced off against a mob of royalists trying to regain power in Paris. -
Restictive constitution.
National Convention writes a moe restrictive constitution; only male property owners could vote. -
End of revolution
The French Revolution ends -
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Louisiana Territory
Napoleon sells the Louisiana Territory in North America to the United States. -
Hispanola
Picture link Saint Domingue (Hispanola) declares independence from France, names their new nation Haiti -
Invading Spain and Portugal
Napoleon invades Spain and Portugal; the king of Spain goes to prison and the king of Portugal flees to Brazil -
Taking over Russia, leaving Moscow
Napopleon attempts to invade and take over Russia, is forced to leave Moscow -
Invading Russia
Napoleon attepmts to invade and takeover Russia -
Leipzig
Napoleon defeated in Leipzig -
Allies
Allies enter Paris in triumph and force Napoleon to surrender and is exiled to Elba -
100 days
Picture link France recognizes Louis XVIII, brother of Excuted Louis XVI. Napoleon manages to come back to France, Louis XVIII flees to Belgiun in fear. Napoleon arrives in Paris March 20 to cheerin crowds, and the Hundred Days begin. -
Saint Helena
Napoleon exiles to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic -
Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna meets to redraw map of Europe. -
Death in Exile
Napoleon dies in exile.
