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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

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This excerpt is most likely from which of the following documents? “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinction may be based only on common utility ____ The goal of every political association is the preservation of the natural and inalienable rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression ____ The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the most precious rights of man; every citizen may thus speak, write and publish freely ____ “
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
B
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
C
Reflections on the Revolution in France
D
The Napoleonic Code
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inspired by the American Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the spirit of the Enlightenment, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 marked the beginning of a new political era.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 26 August 1789, the French National Constituent Assembly issued the Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen (Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen) which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States declaration of independence started the trend of composing official documents stating natural human rights that all individuals possess. The United States Declaration of Independence and French declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were both documents standing for freedom and equality.

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