Western Civilization II / Unit 7 WC2 0621 short lesson, about 20 seconds
September 1792: The Republic and Universal Manhood Suffrage
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The idea
The National Convention, the first French assembly elected by universal male suffrage, declared the republic on September twenty-second, seventeen ninety-two, the witness's date. The anchor calls it the first major experiment in democracy since the Roman Republic.
In practice
The September Massacres, the witness adds, preceded it in Paris's prisons.
Where people slip
The anchor says a new constitution; the witness says the Convention's proclamation.
Your place on the trail
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