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Seven Years War
This global war was fought within Europe against their 5 great powers. By the end of the war, France was in major debt. The Queen and King didn't change their spending habits but instead heavily taxed the 97%. -
The publication of the Social Contract by Rousseau
This helped inspire political reforms or revolutions in France. It argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate. -
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The American Revolution
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Napoleon's Birth
Napoleon Bonaparte was born oin Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. -
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are married
At a young age, Louis and Marie were married. Their relationship was very rocky and there was little to no love in the beginning. They were hated on as well for not having children even though they were children themselves. -
Napolean's Education
He graduate from a French military academy. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the Third Estate vowed not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established. -
Bastille is Stormed
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
This paper explains a list of rights, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and separation of powers. -
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Women's March on Versailles
It gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king. -
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San Culotte Attack the Prisons
A number of killings in Paris and other cities where more than 1,000 prisoners were killed within 20 hours. By 6 September, half the prison population of Paris had been summarily executed: some 1,250 to 1,400 prisoners. -
Murder of Marat
Marat was blamed for the more extreme course the Revolution had taken. He played a large role in the takedown of the Girondins. -
Execution of Robespierre
He tried killing himself to avoid public execution but ended up failing. He was then publicly executed. -
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Napoleonic Wars
Napoleon conquored many places. One example was he commanded a French army that defeated the larger armies of Austria, one of his country's primary rivals, in a series of battles in Italy. -
Nepolean's Crowning
After seizing political power in France in a 1799 , he crowned himself emperor. -
Napoleon's Defeat
A coalition of European powers defeated Napoleon in the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ended the First Empire. -
Napoleon's Death
In October 1815, Napoleon was exiled to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He died there at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer.
