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Birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method,"
René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method," laying the foundation for rationalism with "Cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). -
Voltaire publishes "Candide"
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Louis XVI born
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Rousseau publishes "The Social Contract"
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Napoleon was born
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American Declaration of Independence
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Storming of the Bastille
The revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power. -
August 1789
The National Constituent Assembly abolished feudalism in France. -
french revolution start
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Tennis Court Oath
A proclamation in support of democracy over monarchy. -
the execution of King Louis XVI
The revolutionaries executed King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. -
Reign of Terror
A period of state-sanctioned violence that included the public executions of thousands of counter-revolutionaries. -
Military campaign against the Austrians
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The expedition to Egypt
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The end of the french revolution
Bonaparte stages a coup d'état, abolishing the Directory and appointing himself France's 'first consul'. This marks the end of the French Revolution and the start of the Napoleonic era. -
Napoleonic code
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Napoleon death
