WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shortly after the storming of the Bastille in Paris, in July 1789,
A
the Terror began
B
Austria invaded France, hoping to help the monarchy.
C
the National Assembly abolished noble privileges.
D
the king was beheaded
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Constituent Assembly, acting on the night of 4 August 1789, announced, “The National Assembly abolishes the feudal system entirely.” It abolished both the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate (the nobility) and the tithes gathered by the First Estate (the Catholic clergy).

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the storming of the Bastille on July 14, the National Assembly became the effective government and constitution drafter that ruled until passing the 1791 Constitution, which turned France into a constitutional monarchy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Description. The major principle underlying the 4 August decree found legislative expression in the decree of 19 June 1790, which legally abolished the nobility, all its privileges, and, as the excerpt demonstrates, those aspects that seemed particularly contrary to reason.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Storming of the Bastille On the morning of July 14, the people of Paris seized weapons from the armoury at the Invalides and marched in the direction of an ancient Royal fortress, the Bastille. After a bloody round of firing, the crowd broke into the Bastille and released the handful of prisoners held there.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1789, The important law that soon came into effect after storming of Bastille was the abolition of censorship. Censorship was a law which allowed people to introduce anything in press or plays only after the permission of ministers appointed by king. Was this answer helpful?

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