HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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The King was restored to unlimited power.
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The clergy dominated government.
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The middle class gained political influence.
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The tax burden was carried by the lower classes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French middle-class gained more power is a valid generalization about the immediate result of the French Revolution of 1789. French revolution’s vital outcome had been that the political power shifted to the third tier of the society as the top two tiers lost their significance.
Detailed explanation-2: -There is the French Revolution of 1789, which brought down the Monarchy and the ancien régime-and resulted in the beheading of King Louis XVI and his famous wife, Marie Antoinette. The Revolution lasted until 1792 at which point the National Assembly abolished the monarchy and declared the First Republic (1792-1799.)
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 18th century, the middle class emerged as a new group in the society of France. This group was comprised of people of various occupation such as lawyer, traders, merchants and administrative officials etc. This group was against the ideas of the monarchy; that granted privileges on the basis of birth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Political reforms that were the result of the French revolution were the implementation of a constitution, the elimination of a feudal-like system and the introduction of a representative government. People, at least in theory, were equal and had the right to property.
Detailed explanation-5: -Continuing unrest culminated in the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Assembly, including the abolition of feudalism, the imposition of state control over the Catholic Church in France, and extension of the right to vote.