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Rebell
Fewer and fewer Italians were content to live under foreign rulers becuase pepole started to rebell -
Adopted A Liberal Constitution
The kingdom had adopted a liberal constitution. -
Camillio di Cavour
Camillio di Cavour became prime minsiter -
Napoleon lll
In 1858, the French emperor Napoleon III agreed to help drive Austria out of the northern Italian provinces. -
Giuseppe Garibaldi
In May 1860, a small army of Italian nationalists led by and Giuseppe Garibaldi captured Sicily. -
United
The nation was officially united in 1861. -
Austian Province of Venetia
In 1866, the Austrian province of
Venetia became part of Italy. -
Papal States
In 1870 Italian forces took over the last part of a territory known as the Papal States -
French Troops
When France declared war on Prussia in 1870, occupying French troops abandoned Rome