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Declaration of Independence
The thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as 13 newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
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National Assembly Forms
Revolutionary assembly that formed by the representativs by the Third Esate.
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Fall of Bastille
The increased mob activity from the people of France resulted in a permanet committe to keep order. The people then broke into a royal armory and collected arms and then stormed the Bastille.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man, and the Rights of the Citizen
Men are born free, and remain equal of rights. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.
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France Declares War against Austria and Prussia
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Legislative Assembly Forms
Legislative Assembly, French Assemblée Législative, national parliament of France during part of the Revolutionary period and again during the Second Republic.
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National Convention Forms
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France's Monarchy Ends
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Louis XVI Executed
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First Coalition forms against France
France declares war against Britian and Holland.
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Reign of Terror begins
The Reign of Terror begins when Robespierre declares Terror "the order of the day." This marks the beginning of almost two years of repressing perceived enemies of the Revolution.
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The Directory Forms
The Directory era, constitutes the second to last stage of the French Revolution. -
France takes over Traflagar
The military battle, the British Navy was engaged in combat against the combined forces of the French and Spanish naval fleet.
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Disastrous Russian Campaign
Napoleon’s campaign in Russia in the War of the Empires.
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Napoleon Exiled to Elba
French emperor Napoleon was exiled to Elba after his forced abdication in 1814 .
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Congress of Vienna
Started in September 1814, and ended in June of 1815. The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
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Napoleon's Hundred Days
The date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba.
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French Defeat at Waterloo
The final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Napoleon Exiled to St. Helena
The Battle of Waterloo ended Napoleon's brief reign, and the remoteness of St. Helena Island made it attractive to the powers of Europe as a place of exile for him.
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Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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