MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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The Constitution of 1791
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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -1: The Constitution of 1791. The Constitution of 1791, the first written constitution of France, turned the country into a constitutional monarchy following the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main features of the French constitution of 1791 are: The feudal system was abolished and limited the powers of the king. The king came under the supervision of the government, and France became a constitutional monarchy. The nobles and the clergy were stripped – off of their privileges.
Detailed explanation-3: -Constitution of 1791 The new French constitution that in 1791 established a constitutional monarchy, or limited monarchy, with all executive power answerable to a legislative assembly.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Kingdom of France (the remnant of the preceding absolutist Kingdom of France) was a constitutional monarchy that governed France from 3 September 1791 until 21 September 1792, when this constitutional monarchy was succeeded by the First Republic.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Constitution of 1791 was drafted by the National Constituent Assembly and passed in September 1791. It was France’s first attempt at a written national constitution. 2. The Assembly delegated the task of drafting the constitution to a special constitutional committee.