FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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their votes would reflect the monarchy’s wishes.
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the monarchy couldnot force them to vote its way
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they were ordinary people and patriots.
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all men were allowed to vote
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sans-culottes (French: [sɑ̃kylɔt], literally ‘without breeches’) were the common people of the lower classes in late 18th-century France, a great many of whom became radical and militant partisans of the French Revolution in response to their poor quality of life under the Ancien Régime.
Detailed explanation-2: -Frequently identified by their clothing and demeanour, the sans-culottes were generally associated with political radicalism, their use of violence and intimidation, and the impact they had on the course of the revolution, particularly during 1793-94.
Detailed explanation-3: -Who were Jacobins why they were known as sans culottes? The members of the Jacobin club did not wear the knee-breeches worn by the upper class. This was to signify the end of their rule. They were also known as sans-culottes because they are not ready to wear knee-breeches.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Jacobian club was the most famous political club during the French Revolution. The members of this club were known as San Culottes because they wore long striped pants worn by dock workers as the symbol of equality.