USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This group wanted sweeping changes in government and more power for the French citizens.
A
Conservatives
B
Moderates
C
Radicals
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Girondins Convention was the first and saw some radical changes including the abolishment of the monarchy and the execution of King Louis XVI. This convention lasted from September 1792 to June 1793 when the Girondins political party was ousted from power by their rivals.

Detailed explanation-2: -The question of how to handle these problems caused the Legislative Assembly to split into three general groups, each of which sat in a different part of the meeting hall. Radicals, who sat on the left side of the hall, opposed the idea of a monarchy and wanted sweeping changes in the way the government was run.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. A Jacobin (French pronunciation: [ʒakɔbɛ̃]; English: /ˈdʒækəbɪn/) was a member of the Jacobin Club, a revolutionary political movement that was the most famous political club during the French Revolution (1789–1799).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (French: Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in France.

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