MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the National Assembly effectively became the prisoners of Paris and its mob.
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Marie-Antoinette was almost massacred by a mob of angry Parisian women.
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Louis was forced to sign the August Decrees and Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen ending Ancien Regime in France.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The women’s march on Versailles is particularly significant because it was a turning point in the revolution. Their successful storming of the palace proved that the monarchy is subject to the will of the people.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Women’s March on Versailles was prompted by the high price of bread, food scarcity, and by rumors that the Tricolor (French flag) of the revolution had been trampled on and derided by the royalist troops and Louis XVI on October 1 during a special reception for the King’s guards.
Detailed explanation-3: -The crowd besieged the palace and, in a dramatic and violent confrontation, they successfully pressed their demands upon King Louis XVI.
Detailed explanation-4: -This march was important to the revolution because it forced King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to leave their palace, which consequently resulted in the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.