FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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exposed the plans of Louis XVI to abdicate in favor of his son
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provided a legitimate forum for critics of the Old Regime
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included a proposal to confiscate noble estates to raise government revenue
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revealed the extent of papal influence on the French royal family
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gave the clergy and the nobility an opportunity to overthrow the monarchy
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the Estates General was called, it was a moment when all voices could be heard. This started a feeling of change that seized France and led to the First French Revolution. The events such as the Tennis Court Oath and the Fall of Bastille furthered the revolutionary flame.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was the last of the Estates General of the Kingdom of France. Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Estates-General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France’s financial problems. It ended when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 sparked the French Revolution.