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Hint
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Answer
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Monarch of France
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Louis XVI
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His wife
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Marie Antoinette
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What did she supposedly say
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Let them eat cake
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Which revolution was funded by the French that aided the financial crisis
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American Revolution
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Feudal system in France
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Estates system
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Which two of these were exempt from taxes
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Nobility
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Clergy
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What council did the King summon that hadn't met for 173 years
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Estates General
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What sort of representation did the Third Estate want
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Proportional
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What representation did the top two estates want
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Equal
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What was the oath taken by the Third Estate
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Tennis Court Oath
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What did the Third Estate name themselves
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National Assembly
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They wouldn't leave until they had created a ...
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Constitution
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What did Louis move into Paris
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Troops
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Only non-noble minister dismissed by Louis
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Jacques Necker
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What did the culmination of those events result in
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Storming of the Bastille
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What day was this event
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July 14 1789
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Who was the governor that was executed
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Bernard-René de Launay
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What was abolished by the National Assembly
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Feudalism
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Which document was then released
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The Declaration of Rights of Man
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Which palace was then stormed by a mob
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Versailles
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What sort of monarchy did the Assembly originally campaign for
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Constitutional monarchy
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Where did Louis and his wife unsuccessfully flee to
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Austria
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Who was the monarch at the time
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Leopold II
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Event where the palace at Tulieres was mobbed and Swiss guards killed
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Insurrection of 10 August 1792
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What happened to Louis and his wife on this day
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Arrested
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What was the famous proverb uttered in 1792
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Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité
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Who declared war on Austria after Leopold's death
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France
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Who allied with Austria against them
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Prussia
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Event where prisoners were killed to avoid the Austrian army using them to fight
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September Massacres
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What did the Convention Assembly now declare France as, a ...
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Republic
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Decisive battle won by the new government
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Battle of Valmy
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Louis and Marie were then ...
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Executed
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What year was this
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1793
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What did this prompt the formation of
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The First Coalition
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Radical revolutionaries who rose to power
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Jacobins
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Who were they led by
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Maximilien Robespierre
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What did the they then begin
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The Reign of Terror
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Result of the this campaign
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Thermidorian Reaction
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What weapon did all of the above use
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The guillotine
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In which Republic did France install a puppet state in 1794
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Dutch Republic
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In 1795, what government was installed
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The Directory
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System of weights and measures introduced in 1795
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Metric system
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By now, who was leading the French armies
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Where was he born
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Corsica
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What formed in 1798 with more countries
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The Second Coalition
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Which country did Napoleon invade to disrupt British trade to India
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Egypt
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Which British commander pursued him
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Horatio Nelson
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When did Napoleon return to France
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1799
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Coup where Napoleon overthrew the Directory
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Coup of 18 Brumaire
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What did Napoleon declare himself as
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First Consul
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When did Napoleon crown himself as the Emperor
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1804
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