WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which document stated that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”?
A
Holy Alliance
B
Declaration of the Rights of Man
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Napoleonic Code
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen” says that men are born and remain free and equal in rights. It was a document signed on 26 August 1789 in the aftermath of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Since then, it has never ceased to be a reference text.

Detailed explanation-3: -The basic principle of the Declaration was that all “men are born and remain free and equal in rights” (Article 1), which were specified as the rights of liberty, private property, the inviolability of the person, and resistance to oppression (Article 2).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen A fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights passed by France’s National Constituent Assembly in August 1789.

Detailed explanation-5: -Source C The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen 1. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. 2. The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and inalienable rights of man; these are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.

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