MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The only path to freedom is through violent revolution.
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A king has every right to ignore the will of the people.
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Absolute monarchy denies average citizens basic rights.
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Religious leaders should play a major role in government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which idea is most closely associated with the Age of Enlightenment? The only path to freedom is through violent revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The central doctrines of the Enlightenment were individual liberty and religious tolerance, in opposition to an absolute monarchy and the fixed dogmas of the Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution and the American Revolution were almost direct results of Enlightenment thinking. The idea that society is a social contract between the government and the governed stemmed from the Enlightenment as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event is the start of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-5: -ABSOLUTE MONARCHY OF LOUIS XVI The next major cause of the French Revolution was the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI and resentment that French citizens felt towards the authority of the king. An absolute monarchy is a form of government that involved society being ruled over by an all-powerful king or queen.