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Meeting of the Estates General
A meeting called by Louis XVI to discuss a new tax plan. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The revolutionaries storm Bastille, the fortress to symbolize the Bourbon monarchs. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Fundamental document of French Revolution and in history of human &civil rights -
Women March on Versailles
Women started rioting about the high prices of bread, and it started a march against the monarchs -
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Law that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. -
King Louis XVI Executed
Louis XVI is guillotined in Paris for treason -
Beginning of the Reign of Terror
Enemies of the revolutions were guillotined, mainly by Robespierre. -
Maximilien Robespierre executed
Robespierre was guillotined which ended the Reign of Terror. -
Creation of the Directory
French revolutionary government set up by Constitution of the Year III -
France Sells the United States the Louisiana Territory
US purchased 828,000 square miles of land(Louisiana Territory) from France for $15 million. -
Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France in Notre Dame Cathedral -
Congress of Vienna
Assembly that reorganized Europe after Napoleonic Wars. -
Battle of Waterloo / Napoleon’s 2nd Abdication and Exile
Took place in Belgium and marked the final defeat of Napoleon
