MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Threatened to invade France to protect their own country
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They ignored what was happening in France
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They supported the revolution
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They tried to help Robespierre find fleeing nobles
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Detailed explanation-1: -The monarchy was formally abolished, and “Year I” of the French Republic was declared. Louis XVI died at the guillotine on 21 January 1793. He was the last king to live at the Palace of Versailles, and the revolutionaries duly gave him the nickname “Louis the Last”.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fear counter-revolutionaries, people were paranoid about going back to a monarchy. Why do you suppose France’s neighbors (other European countries) were afraid of the French Revolution? Because they thought revolutions would happen in their country as well. What did The Constitution of 1795 set up?
Detailed explanation-3: -Nobility was seen as the ultimate threat to the Republic of France, so the revolutionaries wanted to eradicate the social class by eliminating those within it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1794. King Louis XVI needed more money, but had failed to raise more taxes when he had called a meeting of the Estates General. This instead turned into a protest about conditions in France.