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There were a couple enlihtnment ideas. One of those ideas was the ability to reason is what makes humans unique.
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He believed people are naturally happy, tolerant, and reasonable. Also that government by consent foundation for modern democracy.
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Married Marie Antoineete. They lived extravagant angering the people of France. Was executed in 1793
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Became comander of French armies in Italy. Fails to take Egypt in 1799. Crowned himself Emperor in 1804.
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An angry mob storms the Bastille to gain weapons. They take the prison and kill the commander, beginning the great fear.
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The National Assembly eliminated all fuedal dues and services.
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Foreign interventions threatened the Revolution. A mob marched on the Tuileries Palace throwing the royal family in jail. The Legislative Assembly felt powerless and voted itself out of existenc.
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Spilt into 3 groups but all suppoerted the Revolution. Montagnards, the Girondins, and the Plain.
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Lasted for 10 months. Series of executions, trails, and accusations.
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Governing board of 5 men. Ened on 1799 when Napoleon took power.The national Convention wrote a new Constituion.
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Created the Napoleonic code. Began expanding France. Named members of his family as the rulers of the new territories.
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Growth of Nationalism. Defeat in Russia. Exiled to island of Corsica. Returned to France to take back control. Died in 1821
