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NEED TO KNOW​

• ​​War of Austrian Succession
• Treaty of Paris 1763
• America declares Independence
• Battle of Saratoga
• Siege of Yorktown

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COLONIAL CONFLICT: AMERICA UNLEASHED

The powers of Europe engage in the Seven Year's War (French & Indian War) leaving one to become the greatest colonial power in the world, but when one of its colonies rebels, that insurrection will have an even greater impact on the world.

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• ​Calling of the Estates General
• Tennis Court Oath
• Storming of the Bastille 
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• Louis XVI flees to Austria

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Centuries of aristocratic privilege come to an end as the people of France demand Enlightened change to the social and political structure of a nation ripe for revolution.

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• ​September Massacre
• Execution of Louis XVI
• Reign of Terror
• Directory formed
• Napoleon's coup d'etat

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REVOLUTIONARY TERROR

The revolution turns radical, forever changing the fabric of European society and ushering in an era of political change and turmoil.

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• Napoleonic Code established
• ​Continental System
• Napoleon's invasion of Russia
• Battle of Leipzig
• Battle of Waterloo

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AGE OF NAPOLEON

The young general takes charge following the French Revolution as he spreads the ideals of the revolution and the Enlightenment to other parts of Europe

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