USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following represent significant accomplishments of the so-called Liberal Phase of the French Revolution (1789-1791) EXCEPT
A
the writing of a constitution
B
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
C
elimination of government debt
D
Abolition of feudalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It abolished slavery in France’s colonies. It gave civil rights to Jews and Muslims. It separated Church and State for the first time in Europe. It reformed family law, giving women and men equality in inheritance, secularizing marriage, and permitting divorce for the first time in France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Important accomplishments of the National Assembly of France were: (i) Adoption of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens. (ii) The declaration upheld the equality of all before law; eligibility of all for public offices; freedom of speech and expression.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution of 1789 was a key turning point in the history of France and indeed a good portion of Europe as well. Hastened by Enlightenment philosophies, the revolution put an end to the feudal system as well as France’s absolute monarchy, and changed the country’s entire political landscape.

Detailed explanation-4: -The liberal phase found France under a constitutional monarchy during the National Assembly (1789–1791) and Legislative Assembly (1791–1792). After the destruction of absolutism and feudalism, legislation in this period guaranteed individual liberty, promoted secularism, and favored educated property owners.

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