MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Supporting the Revolution
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Trying to escape France
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Declaring war on Austria
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Declaring the National Assembly unconstitutional
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Detailed explanation-1: -In November, evidence of Louis XVI’s counterrevolutionary intrigues with Austria and other foreign nations was discovered, and he was put on trial for treason by the National Convention. The next January, Louis was convicted and condemned to death by a narrow majority.
Detailed explanation-2: -Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their children snuck out of the palace in Paris disguised as servants and took a carriage throughout the French countryside towards France’s border with Austria.
Detailed explanation-3: -In November 1792, a secret cupboard containing proof of Louis’ counter-revolutionary beliefs and correspondence with foreign powers was discovered in Tuileries Palace. He was brought to trail for treason and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793.
Detailed explanation-4: -1774-92), his wife Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-93), and their children attempted to escape from Paris on the night of 20-21 June 1791. They made it to the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne, where they were arrested and returned to Paris.