USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Montagnards (radicals) sat where in the Legislative Assembly?
A
Middle
B
Left
C
Right
D
Far Right
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Within the Legislative Assembly, several hostile factions competed for power. The sans-culottes found support among radicals in the Legislative Assembly, especially the Jacobins. A revolutionary political club, the Jacobins were mostly middle-class lawyers or intellectuals.

Detailed explanation-2: -What occurred after radicals took control of the Assembly? They called for a new legislative body, extended the right to vote to all male citizens, abolished the monarchy, established a republic, and executed the king and queen. Why did Robespierre think the Terror was necessary to achieve the goals of the revolution?

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mountain (French: La Montagne) was a political group during the French Revolution. Its members, called the Montagnards (French: [mɔ̃taɲaʁ]), sat on the highest benches in the National Convention. They were the most radical group and opposed the Girondins.

Detailed explanation-4: -Radicals took control of the Legislative Assembly and called for the election of a new legislative body-the National Convention.

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