USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened to Louis and Marie Antoinette following the Tuileries massacre?
A
theywere sent to Austria
B
theyreturned to power and Louis ran the Legislative Assembly
C
they were imprisoned inthe stone tower
D
theyhad to give bread to the French people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1789, faced with a grave financial crisis, the king summoned a meeting of the Estates General at the palace. Later that year, ceding to popular pressure, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette left Versailles for Paris. Both died by the guillotine in 1793.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Insurrection of 10 August 1792 was a defining event of the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.

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