MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Foreign troops heard about it and tried to invade France and take over.
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The peasants knew about it and stormed the Bastille, destroying royal authority.
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The National Assembly swore an oath to produce a new constitution.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man was passed unanimously.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Louis XVI’s plan to use force against the Third Estate backfire? The peasants knew about it and stormed the Bastille, destroying royal authority. What were the key functions of the newly elected National Convention? It drafted a new constitution and served as the governing body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did they storm the Bastille? The Third Estate had recently made demands of the king and had demanded that the commoners have more of a say in government. They were worried that he was preparing the French army for an attack.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many peasants responded by arming themselves and mobilising to defend their property. Some went further and engaged in revolutionary violence, taking to the road, looting the châteaux of landed aristocrats and destroying feudal contracts.
Detailed explanation-4: -When the garrison at the Bastille fired upon, and killed many in the crowd attempting to enter, the Parisians responded by rolling up some captured cannons, blowing a hole in the fortress, and storming it. The commander and guards were summarily executed. July 14–Bastille Day–is now the revolutionary holiday.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: At first, it seemed that King Louis XVI would cooperate with some of the demands of the Third Estate. Why do you think he ultimately reacted so violently against them? he was afraid to lose power so he threatened to make a foreign army to keep his power.