MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He summoned the army
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He agreed to call the Estates-General
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He got a loan from an Italian bank
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He pulled out of the American War
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Detailed explanation-1: -The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -1: Calling the Estates-General. The Estates-General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France’s financial problems. It ended when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -As France slipped into crisis, Louis XVI tried to solve the country’s financial woes by forcing increased tax rates on the citizens, including new taxes for the nobility.
Detailed explanation-4: -Louis XVI called an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes on 5th May 1789. The Estates General represented the French estates in the realm. This law was brought to an end when the Third Estate was formed and created in the National Assembly.