The National Convention's decision in 1794 shows which capacity of the French Revolution?

Correct answer: Capacity to extend revolutionary ideals to colonies

The direct answer is A: the decision showed that revolutionary ideals could be extended to colonies. In 1794, the National Convention abolished slavery in the French colonies. The French Revolution had spoken of liberty and equality, and this decision applied those principles, at least officially, to enslaved people in colonial territories. Option A is correct because it shows an attempt to carry revolutionary ideas beyond France. Option B is wrong because the decision did not make monarchy permanent; the Revolution challenged monarchy. Option C is the opposite of the event: abolishing slavery weakened, rather than strengthened, the slave system. Option D is irrelevant and impossible as an interpretation: rebuilding the Bastille was not the meaning of the decision. A careful student should also remember that this abolition was later reversed under Napoleon and slavery was finally abolished in French colonies in 1848. The exam cue is: 1794, National Convention, abolition of slavery, liberty and equality reaching the colonies.