USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The King and Queen were viewed as
A
good leaders
B
unconcerned with the needs of the people
C
honest and good stewards of the people
D
Presidential
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The king and the queen of France were unpopular among the people as there they follow the king’s rule and the only one responsible for making laws is the king.

Detailed explanation-2: -King of France and Navarre Later that year, ceding to popular pressure, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette left Versailles for Paris. Both died by the guillotine in 1793.

Detailed explanation-3: -What does this show about the King in terms of his leadership of the crisis? Louis XVI didn’t seem worried or interested in the attack on the Bastille. This shows his inability to solve the crisis and the see the plight of the peasants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankrupted the country. Louis convened the Estates-General in an effort to solve his budget crisis, but by doing so he unwittingly sparked the French Revolution.

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