WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was influenced by the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inspired by the American Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the spirit of the Enlightenment, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 marked the beginning of a new political era.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was inspired by the writings of such Enlightenment thinkers as Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Voltaire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States declaration of independence started the trend of composing official documents stating natural human rights that all individuals possess. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Magna Carta came to represent the idea that the people can assert their rights against an oppressive ruler and that the power of government can be limited to protect those rights. These concepts were clearly foundational and central to both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

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