HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Government should guarantee basic human rights
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Policies of mercantilism should be abolished
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Individuals and governments should follow the divine right of kings
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All social classes should be regarded as equal
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Detailed explanation-1: -A fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights passed by France’s National Constituent Assembly in August 1789. It was influenced by the doctrine of natural right, stating that the rights of man are held to be universal.
Detailed explanation-2: -This declaration became a cornerstone document of the French Revolution – and according to some historians, its greatest legacy. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen served as a preamble to all three revolutionary constitutions and a cornerstone document for political clubs and movements.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 26 August 1789, the French National Constituent Assembly issued the Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen (Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen) which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -(4) The feudal system gave the big landowners the power to enjoy various privileges and to exploit the poor peasants by levying taxes and tributes. (5) The clergy also collected separate taxes called the people’s tithes. (6) Prices for basic necessities were very high due to increased demand and wages were low.