The French Revolution: key dates
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Write the date as month, day and year, for example December 24, 1900.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Estates-General meets at Versailles | May 5, 1789 |
| The Tennis Court Oath | June 20, 1789 |
| The Bastille is stormed | July 14, 1789 |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is adopted | August 26, 1789 |
| The Women's March on Versailles | October 5, 1789 |
| The monarchy is abolished | September 21, 1792 |
| Louis XVI is executed | January 21, 1793 |
| Marie Antoinette is executed | October 16, 1793 |
| Robespierre is executed | July 28, 1794 |
| Napoleon seizes power in a coup | November 9, 1799 |
| Napoleon is crowned emperor | December 2, 1804 |
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- Wikipedia: Estates General of 1789
- Wikipedia: Tennis Court Oath
- Wikipedia: Storming of the Bastille
- Wikipedia: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- Wikipedia: Women's March on Versailles
- Wikipedia: Proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy
- Wikipedia: Execution of Louis XVI
- Wikipedia: Marie Antoinette
- Wikipedia: Maximilien Robespierre
- Wikipedia: Coup of 18 Brumaire
- Wikipedia: Coronation of Napoleon