The Revolution and Everyday Life Freedom of the press also meant that
opposing views of events could be expressed. Each sides ought to
convince the others of its position through the medium of print. Plays,
songs, and festive processions attracted large numbers of people. This
was one way they could graspand identify withide as such as li berty or
justice that political philosophers wrote about at length in texts which
only a handful of educated people could read. Source B:
France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic Although LouisXVI
had signed the Constitution, he entered into secret negotiations with
the King of Prussia. Rulers of other neighboring countries too were
worriedby the developments in France and made plansto send troops
to put down the events that had been taking place there since the
summer of 1789. Before this could happen, theNational Assembly voted
in April 1792 to declare war against Prussia and Austria. Thousands of
volunteers thronged from the provinces to join the army. They saw this
as a war of the people against kings and aristocracies all over Europe . Among the patriotic songs they sang was the Marseillaise. It was sung
for the first time by volunteers from Marseilles as they marched into
Paris and so got its name.
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