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The French Revolution
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Industrial revolution
putting hand production methods to machines and new chemical manufacturing and iron production has improved of water power and increased the use of steam power, and development of machine tools and also changed wood and other bio-fuels to coal.
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Marie Antoinette
the queen was spending a ton of money. she was known for throwinhg exspensive parties and dresses.
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The american revolution
the thirteen american colonies broke from the british empire and formed an independent nation. the americans did not want to tax them without elected representation
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Declaration of independence
the declaration of was ultimately an explanation of why congress had voted on july 2 to declare independence from great britain.
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calling of the estates general
general lomiene de brenne asked parlement du paris to register the tax property of all three estates. but parlement refused and france entered a year of intense conflict between the royal government and the parlements.
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Third estate
the most significant estate, in fact it was the nation. his words became the battle cry of bourgeoisie
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the meeting of the estates general
the estates general was greeted by louis 16th in the hall of mirrors at the palace of versallies on may 2,1789. may 5 the meeting started with an opening speech from the king
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national assembly
there was disgreement amongst the three estates over voting methods in estates general. the third estate wished to have a "vote by head" method.
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tennis court oath
third estate was locked out of its meeting room while preperations were being made for a royal session of all three estates. confused and angery delegates met instead an indoor tennis court on the palace grounds and signed an oath not to disband until they had made up a new, fair constitution for france.
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the french revolution begins
the city of paris had their gun powder supply at the fort/prison called the bastille. Thousands of parisians attacked the fort and successfully got the gun powder.
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the republic of virtue
changes were made by jacobins. attempt to erase all traces of the old regime.
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the execution of louis XVI
wanting clemency for the king. jacobins wanting to excute him.
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levee en masse
commitee of public safety made a decree that mobilized the entire french population for war. unmarried men between ages 18-25 were conscripted
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execution of robespierre
arrested on july 27 and executed the next day.
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War of 1812
Military conflict lasting for 2 and 1/2 years between the united states of america and the united kingdom of great britain and ireland.
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Napoleonic War
Fought between the french emperor, the wars extended to all corners of the european continent. Malopeonic became ruler of france in novemeber 1799.
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