WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following caused the deepest and most persistent internal opposition to the French Revolution?
A
Napoleon’s coup of 18 Brumaire
B
The advent of the Thermidorean reaction
C
The publication of Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France
D
The enactment of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Civil Constitution of the Clergy, French Constitution Civile Du Clergé, (July 12, 1790), during the French Revolution, an attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national basis.

Detailed explanation-2: -BACKGROUND: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed by the National Constituent Assembly on July 12, 1790. It was an effort to reform the French Church and make it accountable to the French nation, as opposed to existing as a privileged “Estate” as it had before the Revolution began.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (French: Constitution civile du clergé) was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that caused the immediate subordination of most of the Catholic Church in France to the French government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed in July 1790 during the French Revolution (1789-1799), which caused the immediate subordination of the Catholic Church in France to the French government.

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