MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Nobility refused to approve Louis’ reforms in defense of their privileges.
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The Assembly of Notables and the Parlements were democratic institutions that were a voice for all people in France.
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The Nobility were willing to pay taxation to save France, but rejected Louis’ reforms in defense against royal absolutism and ministerial.
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Revolution (complete change) was enviable after the revolt of the Nobility because the current institutions of government (which could of brought change and saved France) no longer worked.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French Revolution began as a revolt of the nobles. In theory, the king was an absolute monarch who could do as he pleased. However, after 1774 it turned out he was not so powerful as he seemed. At first resistance to the king was led by bodies called parlements.
Detailed explanation-2: -A centralised administrative system was put in place and it formulated uniform laws for all citizens within its territory. Hence, Statement 3 is correct. Internal customs duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Revolt of the Nobility (1787–8)
Detailed explanation-4: -The causes of the French Revolution can be narrowed to five main factors: the Estate System, absolutism, Enlightenment ideas, food shortages, and the American Revolution. The Estate System placed people into groups based on birth and was known as the Ancien Regime.