What rights were claimed for all men? Were any rights left to the government?

“How did the Constitution establish a New Republic and why was the republic in peril during the Jeffersonian era?
August 19, 2019
What did the radical French Revolution accomplish?
August 19, 2019

What rights were claimed for all men? Were any rights left to the government?

Question Description

The French Revolution was a major turning point in modern history, in part because of the claims it made for the rights of its citizens.

Think about the two documents we’ve read on the rights of men and women.

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp (Links to an external site.)

and

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1791degouge1.html (Links to an external site.)

What rights were claimed for all men? Were any rights left to the government? Why did Olympe de Gouge feel that rights needed to be preserved for women specifically?