French Revolution: Declaration Of Pilnitz Vs Battle Of Waterloo

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French Revolution:
Declaration of Pilnitz
- v
Committee of Public Safety v - Continental System v - Battle of Waterloo

- Government of the French Revolution (ie.-National Convention: Republic)
1. Absolut Mon C
- 2.National Assembly M limited monarchy
- 3.Legislative Assembly M constitutional monarchy
- 4.National Convention R republic
- 5.Directory
- Economic fixes under the National Assembly feudalism abo
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen all men were equal and had natural rights, gov exist to protect
- Napoleons Invasion of Russia

- Legislative Assembly voting rights

- Jacques Necker plan to fix the economy

- Bread Riots

- Class in charge of The Directory

- Napoleons Empire

- The Three Estates
- Estate – social class

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