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Tennis Court Oath
An oath taken by people of the Estates General
to not disband until a new constitution was
created. Lasted until the new constitution was ratified in 1791Louis XVI Convenes the Estates General
The Estates General was called in order to
discuss the financial crisisThe National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Created after the creation of the National Assembly and another result of the Tennis
Court OathFinancial Crisis in France 1789
Poor economic planning led to riots among the
peasant class and the great fear in the countrysideContinental System Established
Napoleon issued a blockade
between Britain and the continental
Europe. He tried to weaken Britain in
a different way since his Mediterranian
fleet was destroyedSet up of a Constitutional Monarchy
France is officially a constitutional monarchy. Cause of the Tennis Court OathThe Great Fear 1789
Peasant revolts and riots that took place
among the countryside due to the economic
situationStorming of the Bastille 1789
Official start of the French RevolutionNapoleon Exiled to Elba 1814
Napoleon was abdicated of the throne due
to recent military defeatsNapoleon defeated in Russia 1812
The defeat to the Russian army made
other allies turn on NapoleonBattle of Trafalgar
Napoleon's Mediterranean fleet was defeated by the
British navy, which made conquering Britain more
difficultWomen's March on Versailles 1789
Women were angry about the economic situation
and marched up to Versailles demanding Marie
AntoinetteNapoleon's Coup D' etat
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