MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Lavishly spending money on jewelry and gowns.
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Going hunting with Louis XVI
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Encouraging the 3rd Estate to break free from the privileged classes.
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Strongly participated in the day to day activities of government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Her rejection of reform provoked unrest, and her policy of court resistance to the progress of the French Revolution finally led to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marie-Antoinette’s yearly budget for clothing was rumored to be close to $3.6 million in today’s value, according to Laurence Benaim, author of Fashion and Versailles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Queen of France before the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette (1755–93) is famous for being overthrown by revolutionaries and being publicly guillotined following the abolition of the monarchy in France.
Detailed explanation-4: -Inside, under layer upon layer of stuffing pads, was Marie Antoinette’s most valuable property, including a pair of three-strand diamond bracelets. Item number six on the detailed inventory, now held in the Austrian National Archives, pertains to these bracelets.