Question

your answers on question 5-7 on the documents below and on your knowledge of social studies
declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen - 1789
articles

1. man are born and remain free and equal in rights. social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.
2. the aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible (inalienable) rights of man. these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression...
3. liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. these limits can only be determined by law...
4. law is the expression of the general will. every citizen has a right to participate personally, or through his representative, in its foundation. it must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes. all citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally eligible to all dignities and to all public positions and occupations, according to their abilities, and without distinction except that of their virtues and talents...

source: the avalon project at yale law school
declaration of the rights of woman and female citizen - 1791
fhrst article
woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights. social distinctions can only be founded on common service.
ii
the aim of all political associations is to preserve the natural and inalienable rights of woman and man: these are the rights to liberty, ownership, safety and, above all, resistance to oppression.
iv
liberty and justice lie in rendering everything which belongs to others as of right. thus the exercise of womans natural rights has no limit other than the perpetual tyranny of mans opposing them: these limits must be reformed by the laws of nature and reason...
vi
the law must be the expression of the general will; all citizens, female and male, should concur agree personally or through their representatives in its formation, and it must be the same for all. all citizens, being equal in its eyes, must be equally eligible to all honours, positions and public posts according to their abilities, and with no other distinction other than those of their virtues and talents...
source: olympe de gouges, 1791

1. which event most directly influenced the writing of both documents?

(1) iranian revolution
(2) cuban revolution
(3) french revolution
(4) russian revolution

1. identify the best use of this document for a historian.

(1) to determine the actions taken by louis xvi during his rule of france
(2) to study how louis xvi granted natural rights to french citizens
(3) to evaluate how free and equal the people of france were after the french revolution
(4) to understand the hopes of representatives in the national assembly of france

Explanation:

For question 5:
The French Revolution (1789 - 1799) was a time of great social and political upheaval in France. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) was a product of the early French Revolution, which aimed to establish rights for men. The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen (1791) was a response to the ideas of the French Revolution, extending the concept of rights to women. The Iranian Revolution (1979) was much later. The Cuban Revolution (1959) was also in a different time - period and context. The Russian Revolution (1917) was also not related to these 18th - century French documents.
For question 6:
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was created by the National Assembly. These documents express the ideals and hopes of the representatives in the National Assembly regarding rights, law, and social order. Louis XVI was opposed to many of the revolutionary ideas. The documents are more about ideals rather than showing the actual state of people's freedom and equality after the revolution (as the situation was complex and there were still many issues). And they are not about Louis XVI's actions in granting rights (he was forced to accept some of the revolutionary changes).

Answer:

1. (3) French Revolution
2. (4) To understand the hopes of representatives in the National Assembly of France