MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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both blue and green are correct
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Francedid not have a representative government to make its laws
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Francewas still in debt
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Francehad food shortages
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Detailed explanation-1: -The assembly refused to take responsibility for the reforms and suggested the calling of the Estates-General, which represented the clergy, the aristocracy, and the Third Estate (the commoners) and which had not met since 1614.
Detailed explanation-2: -(1) The king came under the supervision of the government and France became a constitutional monarchy. (2) Feudal system was abolished. (3) The nobility and the clergy were stripped-off of their privileges. (4) Taxes collected by the Church were abolished and lands owned by the Church were confiscated.
Detailed explanation-3: -What problems were not solved by the new government? Food shortages and government debt were not solved by the new government. What did the September massacres show about the mood of the people? The September massacres showed the anger of people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gender equality was not, associated with the document declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The constitution of 1791 began with declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.