HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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all men were born free and equal in rights
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all male citizens had the right to vote
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male and female citizens were equal before the law
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all citizens had to pay equal taxes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Declaration was initially drafted by the Marquis de Lafayette, but the majority of the final draft came from the Abbé Sieyès. Influenced by the doctrine of natural right, human rights are held to be universal: valid at all times and in every place.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen? The Marquis de Lafayette, with the help of Thomas Jefferson, composed a draft of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and presented it to the National Assembly on July 11, 1789.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France’s National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States Declaration of Independence and French declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were both documents standing for freedom and equality.