USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The political faction who feared the sans-culottes and wanted to avoid a trial for the king
A
Culottes
B
Girondists
C
Jacobins
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The faction known as the Montagnards expressed concern for the working classes of France. When the National Convention met to discuss the fate of the former king Louis XVI in 1792, the sans-culottes vehemently opposed a proper trial, instead opting for an immediate execution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Girondins also called for war against Austria, arguing it would rally patriots around the Revolution, liberate oppressed peoples from despotism, and test the loyalty of King Louis XVI.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Jacobin Club was heterogeneous and included both prominent parliamentary factions of the early 1790s: The Mountain and the Girondins. In 1792–93, the Girondins were more prominent in leading France when they declared war on Austria and on Prussia, overthrew King Louis XVI, and set up the French First Republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jacobian club was the most famous political club during the French Revolution. The members of this club were known as San Culottes because they wore long striped pants worn by dock workers as the symbol of equality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Who was able to control the Sans Culottes in the end? Answer: The Sans Culottes were brought under control finally by a Directory of Five in 1795 and then by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799.

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