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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theyneeded money but were afraid to tax the bourgeoisie
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thegovernment could sell church land to help pay the debt
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thegovernment thought that they clergy might try to take over the government
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both red and orange are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -On October 10, 1789, the National Constituent Assembly seized the properties and land held by the Catholic Church and decided to sell them as assignats. On July 12, 1790, the assembly passed the Civil Constitution of the Clergy that subordinated the Catholic Church in France to the French government.
Detailed explanation-2: -They wanted a church for the nation that was less opulent than the Roman Catholic Church. They wanted the government to oversee the elections of pastors and bishops, and they wanted clergymen to swear loyalty to this plan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The assembly took over Church lands and declared that Church officials and priests were to be elected and paid as state officials. Thus, the Catholic Church lost both its lands and its political independence. The rea-sons for the assembly’s actions were largely economic.
Detailed explanation-4: -The National Assembly was the first revolutionary government of the French Revolution and existed from June 14th to July 9th in 1789. The National Assembly was created amidst the turmoil of the Estates-General that Louis XVI called in 1789 to deal with the looming economic crisis in France.