MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Legislative Assembly set aside the Constitution of 1791.
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Women were given the right to vote
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The king was given absolute power over France once again
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The September Massacres are significant for ushering in a new phase of the Revolution, one in which terror and violence were considered legitimate political tools. This, of course, would lead directly to the bloodletting of the Reign of Terror, which began about a year later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The September Massacres affected the government by igniting conflicts between the political factions of the Montagnards, and the Girondins, who were vying for power in the newly-established republic. Both groups were members of the Jacobin Club, an extremist republican organization.
Detailed explanation-3: -The September Massacres of 1792 were a series of brutal killings which murdered approximately half the prison population of Paris. The slaughter lasted from 2 September 1792 to 6 September 1792 and had a significant impact on the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The September Massacres were widely reported across Europe, where they caused disgust and outrage. To critics of the revolution, the massacres were proof of a city gripped by bloodthirsty anarchy. Within the government, the September Massacres widened the gulf between the moderate Girondins and radical Jacobins.