explain any two immediate consequences of the French revolution
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The immediate impact of the French Revolution was the death of thousands of aristocrats on the guillotine, the desecration of many Catholic cathedrals and churches and the abolishment of religion, and the establishment of a republic in 1792 after the arrest of the King at the Royal Palais. Then, the legislative power of the republic fell to the National Convention. But, in 1793, the Jacobins seized power and unleashed the Reign of Terror (1793-1794) with nearly 1200 people meeting death on the guillotine.
In 1794 the French people revolted against the excesses of the Reign of Terror. After this a plebiscite ratified a constitution and took effect in 1795, installing what is known as the Directory. Because this group met with opposition from the remaining Jacobins, Napoleon Bonaparte was able to gain power and organize the coup which installed the Consulate. In 1804, Bonaparte established himself as Emperor, a position which effectively did away with the specifically republican phase of the French Revolution.
The two main immediate consequences of the French revolution are:
1. End of Monarchy: the French revolution marked the end of absolute monarchy and paved way for republican government.
2. Religious freedom: the impact French revolution can be seen in the fact that it guaranteed the free exercise of religious worship and abolished the taxes collected by the Church.