WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the new National Convention met in 1792, what form of government did the radicals create?
A
a constitutional monarchy
B
a republic
C
a dictatorship
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Convention It succeeded the Legislative Assembly and founded the First Republic after the Insurrection of August 10, 1792.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. The National Convention abolished monarchy and established a republican form of government in France. It drafted a new Constitution, which had the power to choose a new Parliament. Under the new Constitution, a republican government called the Directory was established.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Convention that met in September 1792 was a more radical body than earlier assemblies. It voted to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic-the French Republic. Deputies then drew up a new constitution for France. The Jacobins, who controlled the Convention, set out to erase all traces of the old order.

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