French Revolution

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14 July: People stormed the Bastille due to a bad harvest causing rising bread prices, with bakers taking advantage, agitating the populace.

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Bad harvest led to high bread prices; bakers exploited this, causing anger.

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Peasants were in fear due to rich people hiring bandits to destroy crops.

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Rich people hired bandits to destroy their ripe crops.

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Jean Paul Marat's newspaper:

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L’Ami du Peuple

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Revolutionary journalist?

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Jean Paul Marat

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Main objective of the 1791 constitution?

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Limit powers of monarch

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Different institutions count:

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3

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Voting rights in the 1791 Constitution:

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Men who paid taxes equal to 3 days' wage of a laborer.

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Assembly elected by citizens?

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FALSE

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Highest tax members were electors, not assembly members.

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FALSE

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Incorrect statement: The administration should apply common taxes on everyone disparately.

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The administration should apply common taxes on everyone disparately.