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French Revolution
A period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. -
The Tennis Court oath
The National Assembly, considering that it has been summoned to stablish the constitution of the kingdom ... decress that all members of this assembly shall immediately take a solemn oath not to separate... until the constitution of the kingdom is stablished on firm foundations. -
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. -
Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen
A fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population. -
Women's march in Versailles
Women's march to Versailles in demand of bread. The King gave them bread, but after this march, the King was forced to accept all the National Assembly decrees. -
Secularization of the Clergy and the Civil Constitution for the Church
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Storming of the Tuileries palace
The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. -
People in exile begin to return
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Execution of Louis XVI
The execution of Louis XVI by guillotine, a major event of the French Revolution, took place publicly at the "Place de la Révolution" -
Constitution
Also known as the Constitution of the Year I or the Montagnard Constitution, was the second constitution ratified for use during the French Revolution under the First Republic. -
The end of the Rule of Terror
As the blooshed and executions of the Terror became worse, many people realizad that it could not continue. Enemies of Robespierre organized to overthrow him. On July, 1794, he was removed from power and the Regin of Terror was over. He was executed the next day. -
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The Directorate
The Directorate was the name of the governement that ruled FRance during the final stage of the French Revolution. The government was based off a new constitution called the "Constitution of Year III" -
Treaty of Valençay
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Liberal revolution in France
They brought Louis Phillip l of France to the throne and opened the period known as the July Monarchy. -
German unification
The unification of Germany into the German Empire, a Prussian-dominated nation state with federal features.