1779 Revolutionary Events Flashcards
What month was the calling of the Estates General?
May 1789
What is important about the calling of the estates general?
It meant that the estates could come together and openly criticise the King and the ancien regime for the first time.
What month was the Tennis court oath?
June 1789
What significance did the tennis court oath have?
It meant loss of control for Louis XVI however this was limited as the King refused to accept them until the storming of the bastille
What month was the storming of the bastille?
July 1789
What significance did the storming of the bastille have?
The national guard and the Sans-Culottes formed. Becker was reinstated and the king finally accepted the National Assembly
When was the great fear?
July-August 1789
What was the significance of the great fear?
The peasants put pressure on the National Assembly and Feudalism was eventually ended with the August Decrees and Declaration of the rights of man (DORM)
What was the significance of the August decrees/DORM?
Abolition of feudal rights and the end of the ancien regime. Ended the tithe and gabelle and removed the system of venality
What happened in October 1789?
The October days
What was significant about the October days?
The king was forced into Paris and the National Assembly went with him, the NA was then under the scrutiny of Parisians
