MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Place the following events in sequence:A) Storming of the Bastille; B) Formation of the National Assembly; C) Calling together of the Estates-General
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C, B, A
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A, B, C
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C, A, B
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A, C, B
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Following the storming of the Bastille on July 14, the National Assembly became the effective government of France.
Detailed explanation-2: -The storming of the Bastille symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution, in which the monarchy was overthrown and a republic set up based on the ideas of ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’ (the French for liberty, equality and brotherhood).
Detailed explanation-3: -The causes of the French Revolution can be narrowed to five main factors: the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution. The Estate System placed people into groups based on birth and was known as the Ancien Regime.
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