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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he ordered the First and Second Estates to join the National Assembly
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he ordered his Swiss mercenary army to come to Paris to protect himself
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he ordered his army to attack the delegates of the Third Estate in the tennis court
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none of the above are true
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Detailed explanation-1: -Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankrupted the country. Louis convened the Estates-General in an effort to solve his budget crisis, but by doing so he unwittingly sparked the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did they storm the Bastille? Rising bread prices, the concentration of foreign soldiers around Paris, and counter-revolutionary measures by the king, such as the dismissal of Jacques Necker, caused the people of Paris to riot. Searching for weapons and gunpowder led the mob to the Bastille.
Detailed explanation-3: -Terms in this set (22) What action made Louis XVI such an unpopular ruler? He did not support government reform.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1792 he was tried by the revolutionaries. The monarchy was formally abolished, and “Year I” of the French Republic was declared. Louis XVI died at the guillotine on 21 January 1793.