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The French Revolution

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  • Louis XVI (16) calls the Estates-General

  • National Assembly formed

  • Tennis court oath

  • Storming of the Bastille

  • Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen adopted by National Assembly

  • Women's March on Versailles

  • Civil Constitution of the clergy

  • The National Assembly adopts its constitution in the spring

  • Louis XVI (16) and his family attempt to flee France, but are captured and sent back to paris

  • Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria

  • French monarchy is abolished

  • First day of the French Republic, the basis for the Revolution's calendar

  • Louis XVI (16) executed via Guillotine

  • Reign of Terror begins

  • Robespierre(robes- pee-air) executed via Guillotine

  • Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup d'etat overthrowing the directory

  • Napoleon Declares himself emporer

  • The battle of Waterloo