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The Age of Enlightenment
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The thermometer is invented
Scientist and inventor Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer. -
Creation of Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus creates a system of classifying nature. This system, called linnaean taxonomy, is still used today. -
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The Industrial Revolution
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Napoleon was born
Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. -
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The American Revolution
The American colonies separated from Great Britain. -
The King summons the Estates General
King Louis XVI summons the Estates General for the first time in 175 years. They met on May 5, 1789 -
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French revolution
The people of France revolted against the king and monarchy. This was a very violent and radical revolution. -
The Tennis Court Oath
the French Third Estate vows "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the constitution of the kingdom is established." -
The Storming of the Bastille
The people of Paris storm the bastille to get to the weapons and gunpowder inside. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The declaration was adopted by the French National Assembly. -
Women's March on Versailles
Women Protest about at versailles and it became a riot that threatened the royal families safety. -
France Declares War
France declares war on Austria starting the French Revolutionary wars. -
The First Execution by Guillotine
Nicolas Jacques Pelletier was executed by guillotine. The first execution by guillotine in the French Revolution. -
King Louis XVI is executed
King Louis XVI is tried for treason, convicted, and executed by guillotine. -
The Committee of Public Safety was formed
The Jacobins formed the Committee of Public Safety. It was led by Maximilien Robespierre. -
Jean-Paul Marat is killed
Charlotte Corday kills Marat while he is taking a bath. -
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Reign of Terror
This was a period where the Jacobins and the Committee of Public Safety controlled power in France. There were over 17,000 executions during this period. -
The Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects which enabled the conviction of suspected traitors is adopted. -
The New Calendar
France adopts a new calendar to separate itself from its past. -
Marie Antoinette is executed
Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, is executed by guillotine. -
Maximilien Robespierre was executed
After being the driving force during the Reign of Terror, Robespierre is executed by guillotine. -
The First Vaccine
Edward Jenner invents the vaccine for smallpox. -
The First Battery
Alessandro Volta invented the world's first battery.
For this Napoleon made him a count. -
Napoleon crossed the Alps into Italy
Napoleon led an army of 40,000+ across the Alps into Italy. -
Napoleon won a battle
Napoleon won the battle of Austerlitz. It was one of his greatest victories. -
The battle of Waterloo
Napoleon lost the battle of Waterloo due to being ill. -
Napoleon dies
Napoleon dies of a stomach ulcer.