FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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the writing of a constitution
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man
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elimination of government debt
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Abolition of feudalism
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Detailed explanation-1: -It abolished slavery in France’s colonies. It gave civil rights to Jews and Muslims. It separated Church and State for the first time in Europe. It reformed family law, giving women and men equality in inheritance, secularizing marriage, and permitting divorce for the first time in France.
Detailed explanation-2: -Important accomplishments of the National Assembly of France were: (i) Adoption of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens. (ii) The declaration upheld the equality of all before law; eligibility of all for public offices; freedom of speech and expression.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution was a time of social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that began in 1789 and ended in 1799. Inspired by liberal and radical ideas, Its overthrow of the Monarchy influenced the decline of absolute Monarchies in other parts of Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -The liberal phase found France under a constitutional monarchy during the National Assembly (1789–1791) and Legislative Assembly (1791–1792). After the destruction of absolutism and feudalism, legislation in this period guaranteed individual liberty, promoted secularism, and favored educated property owners.