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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raised an army for protection
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declared France a republic
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began male suffrage
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instituted the guillotine
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Among its early acts were the formal abolition of the monarchy (September 21) and the establishment of the republic (September 22). The struggles between two opposing Revolutionary factions, the Montagnards and the Girondins, dominated the first phase of the Convention (September 1792 to May 1793).
Detailed explanation-3: -The National Convention and the French Republic The first action of the convention, on September 21, 1792, was to abolish the monarchy. The next day, the Republic of France was founded.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: On September 21, 1792, the Convention declared France a republic after abolishing the constitutional monarchy.