USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
in 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declared France
A
a commonwealth
B
a dictatorship
C
a republic
D
a monarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. The Convention sat as a single-chamber assembly from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 (4 Brumaire IV under the Convention’s adopted calendar).

Detailed explanation-2: -Chaos persisted until the National Convention, which was elected by universal male suffrage, charged with writing a new constitution, and met on September 20, 1792 to became the new de facto government of France. The next day the Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the French Revolution, the proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy (French: Proclamation de l’abolition de la royauté) was a proclamation by the National Convention of France announcing that it had abolished the French monarchy on 21 September 1792, giving birth to the French First Republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy (August 10, 1792). The Convention numbered 749 deputies, including businessmen, tradesmen, and many professional men.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Revolutionary France, the Legislative Assembly votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the First Republic. The measure came one year after King Louis XVI reluctantly approved a new constitution that stripped him of much of his power.

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