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| National Assembly created the "Constitution of The Rights of Man" |
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| Equality, Liberty, Fraternity |
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| The Old Regime: 3 Estates |
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1st Estate:
no taxes, lots of privileges, rayalty
2nd Estate
Rich Nobels 2% of the population
3rd Estate:
97% of population, payed taxed, bankers, factory owners, merchants artisans. poor |
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| 3rd estate not geting any control over government decisions. not enough food, bread, bad harvest. Louis XVI was a bad ruler. |
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| took control, changed calendar, started reign of terror. |
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| what was Napoleons first glimpse of fame? |
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| defending the delegates at the national convention |
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| what did napoleon do while he was in power |
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| new tax method, end corrupt government, lycées, concordat, napoleonic code. |
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| what were the 3 things that lead to napoleons downfall |
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The continental system
The peninsular war
Invasion of russia |
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| what was the continental system? |
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| a blockade against brittan where no country was allowed to trade with britain. |
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| what was the Peninsular war |
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| napoleon tried to attack portugal to get them to join the continental system but spain revolted with guerillas |
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| what was the invasion of russia |
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| napoleon and russias treaty died and so napoleon attacked russia but russia used the scorched earth method and burnt crops behind them leaving the french army with no food. |
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| why did napoleon and josephine ged divorced? |
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| because josephine couldnt give napoleon a baby |
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| who took the throne while napoleon was in exile? |
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| where was napoleon banished to? |
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| what was the "Hundred Days" |
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| napleon couldnt take being banished and hated seeing what louis XVIII was doing with france so he went backand assumed control for 100 days |
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