MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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a law that gave French men the right to vote
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an agreement to storm the Bastille
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the French national anthem
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The French Bill of Rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen came into existence in the summer of 1789, born of an idea of the Constituent Assembly, which was formed by the assembly of the Estates General to draft a new Constitution, and precede it with a declaration of principles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, French Declaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen, one of the basic charters of human liberties, containing the principles that inspired the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -It called for the destruction of aristocratic privileges by proclaiming an end to feudalism and to exemptions from taxation, freedom and equal rights for all “Men", and access to public office based on talent. The monarchy was restricted, and all citizens were to have the right to take part in the legislative process.
Detailed explanation-4: -Source C The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen 1. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. 2. The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and inalienable rights of man; these are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.
Detailed explanation-5: -Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 26 August 1789.