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Meeting of the Estates General
King Louis XVI called together all three estates to discuss serious financial problems that France was facing. This was the first time all three estates had been assembled in over 175 years. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the third estate showed up to the chambers one day only to find that they had been kicked out. They declared themselves the true representative of France, deciding that they would make the major decisions for France from now on. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The newly formed national guard of the third estate raided the prison in Paris. This was a highly symbolic victory for the new representatives of France. -
The Declaration of Rights of Man
The National Constituent Assembly (3rd Estate) issues an important document that will require the government to protect all men. -
March on Versailles
20,000 women angry about high bread prices, march from Paris to Versailles, and break down the royal palace door, killing the guards and bringing back the royals to Paris to keep as prisoners. -
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Reign of Terror
The new regime issued that anyone who was against the revolution would be executed. Maximilien Robespierre emerged as the leader, and also one of the most powerful French leaders of this age. -
Napoleon Bonaparte and Creation of an Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte was a very powerful military leader that ended the French Revolution. He created his empire in 1799, which eventually ended the French Revolution later that year. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was formed in 1814 to end the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. This Congress defeated Bonaparte's ten year reign where he had attempted to defeat multiple countries in Europe, and spread his Continental System. -
Napoleon's Empire Collapses
Napoleon sent half a million men to fight in the Peninsular War. He wanted to force Portugal to accept the Continental System. This angered Spain, thus sending men to kill 300,000 of Napoleon's men. Russia starved Napoleon's soldiers when they tried to invade Russia. This was the downfall of Napoleon's Empire.
