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Which French document was based on the american declaration of independence and the english bill or rights

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The French Declaration, drafted by Marquis de Lafayette, was intended as part of a transition from absolute monarchical rule to a form of constitutional or representative government. Like the American Declaration, the French Declaration also appealed to Enlightenment principles such as popular sovereignty, equal rights, and equal opportunity

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