MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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It reasoned with radicals and rallied for peasants.
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It drafted new constitution and served as the governing body.
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It collected taxes and built bridges.
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It tried and persecuted counterrevolutionaries and traitors
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were the key functions of the newly elected National Convention? It drafted a new constitution and served as the governing body. Which countries formed a coalition against France after the execution of Louis XVI? religion encouraged superstition, rather than the use of reason.
Detailed explanation-2: -The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy (August 10, 1792). The Convention numbered 749 deputies, including businessmen, tradesmen, and many professional men.
Detailed explanation-3: -They reestablished freedom of worship, began releasing large numbers of prisoners, and initiated elections for a new legislative body. On November 3, 1795, a bicameral parliament called the Directory was established and the National Convention ceased to exist.
Detailed explanation-4: -The National Convention was made up of three major factions. The Mountain or the Montagnards, The Plain or the Marais and The Girondins or the Brissotins. Historians are divided on the exact make up of the Convention but the current consensus is that the Mountain was the biggest faction with around 302-309 deputies.