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The French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
Time Line ... 1788 Estates General meet for the fi rst time since 1614; Tennis Court Oath
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Major Causes of the French Revolution
Major Causes of the French Revolution Royal policies were a major cause of the French economic crisis of the late 1700s. Foreign and domestic policies both proved ruinous to the stability of the realm. The Economy By ...
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The Estates General
The Estates General The Estates General was a large group of officials divided into three categories by social status. The First Estate was made of clergymen, the Second Estate of hereditary nobles, and the Third Estate of commoners. The ...
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Toward a New Government - National Assembly
Toward a New Government On May 2, 1789, Louis XVI met the deputies of the Estates General. His refusal to listen to the Third Estate’s objection to the voting system created a stalemate at the outset. Over the next several weeks, members of the Third Estate ...
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen During the period of rioting and unrest, the National Assembly had begun work on a document that would set forth the rights and privileges of all French citizens. This document, known as the Declaration of ...
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The First Republic - Legislative Assembly
The First Republic - Legislative Assembly In October 1791, the National Assembly was replaced by the Legislative Assembly. The deputies had agreed that no one who had served in the National Assembly would be eligible for the elections, so though the new assembly ...
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The Terror in the French Revolution Help
The Terror By June 1793, the Committee of Public Safety, established by the National Convention and headed by Maximilien Robespierre, had acquired complete authority over the government and thus over the people. A lawyer, Robespierre had been one of the deputies ...
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The Rise of Napoleon
The Rise of Napoleon Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, in 1769, Napoleon had been educated at a French military academy. His extraordinary ability in mathematics and geography made him excellent officer material. In 1794, Captain Bonaparte led a successful attack against ...
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The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna The leaders of Europe met in Vienna in September 1814 to restore the balance of power that had been so drastically upset by the conquests of Napoleon. The work of the Congress of Vienna was briefly interrupted when Napoleon returned from ...
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The French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars Practice Test
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