Estates General to Napoleon: key events, factions, laws, and wars.
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- What was the Estates General?
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The assembly of representatives from the three estates (clergy, nobility, and commoners) called by Louis XVI in 1789- What are the three estates in pre-revolutionary France?
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The clergy (First Estate), nobility (Second Estate), and commoners/bourgeoisie (Third Estate)- What was the Tennis Court Oath?
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A 1789 vow by the Third Estate not to disband until a constitution was written- When was the Bastille stormed?
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July 14, 1789- What was the Bastille?
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A royal fortress-prison in Paris stormed by a mob on July 14, 1789- What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen establish?
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Universal rights including liberty, equality, and property ownership- What was the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?
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A 1790 law reorganizing the Catholic Church to make clergy elected officials paid by the state- What was the Flight to Varennes?
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Louis XVI's failed attempt to escape France with his family in June 1791- When was the Legislative Assembly established?
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1791, after the National Assembly dissolved- When did France declare war on Austria?
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April 1792- What happened on August 10, 1792?
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Radical Parisians stormed the Tuileries Palace, effectively ending the monarchy's power- When was the French monarchy abolished?
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September 21, 1792, when the National Convention declared France a republic- How and when was Louis XVI executed?
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By guillotine on January 21, 1793- What was the Reign of Terror?
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The period from 1793 to 1794 when the Committee of Public Safety executed thousands of perceived enemies- Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Terror?
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Maximilien Robespierre
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