Chapter 5: The Revolution (May-October 1789) Flashcards
(34 cards)
When was the first session of the Estates-General?
5 May 1789
When was the procession of the Estates-General?
4 May 1789
What were the cahiers de doleances people were asked draw up in May 1789 and did they have a positive effect?
The cahiers de doleances were grievances the 3 estates were asked to draw up, they ended up bringing problems people had with France to the forefronts of their minds and angering people
Why did the first session of the Estates-General somewhat anger the third estate?
- no reform package put forward
- didn’t settle pressing concerns
- no clear indication for how meetings will proceed or voting (by estate or head)
Who was one of the most influential third estate leader?
Sieyes (wrote ‘What is the Third Estate?’ in 1789)
When was the National Assembly formed?
17 June 1789
Why did some deputies think the King was going to dissolve the Assembly on 20 June 1789?
The room where a reform package was to be presented on 23 June 1789 was under repairs
Why did the Tennis Court Oath take place?
Deputies thought the King was going to dissolve the Assembly
When was the Tennis Court Oath?
20 June 1789
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
Deputies of National Assembly gathered under elected president Bailly and promised to never disband until France had a new constitution
What was seen as the first revolutionary action?
Formation of Nation Assembly and Tennis Court Oath (June 1789)
When was the Storming of the Bastille?
14 July 1789
When was Feudalism abolished?
(August decrees) 4th August 1789
When was the Declaration of the rights of man and citizen?
26 August 1789
When was the Great Fear?
20 July - 6 August 1789
When were the Three Estates ordered to separate?
27 June 1789
When was the Union of the Three Estates?
23 June 1789
What happened in the royal session on 23 June 1789 and what followed?
Louis consented to fairer land taxes (value of land not status) but refused to call deputies the National Assembly so many refused to leave in defiance
27 June 1789 - there were royal mercenaries sent to Paris and Louis agreed to recognise Assembly and vote by head not estate
How did people respond to Necker being dismissed 11 July 1789?
people feared King was trying to prevent reform and after a poor harvest, the bread prices rised so political agitation was high
Name 3 specific influences on Parisians that lead to the Storming of the Bastille
- Bad harvest in 1788 caused high bread prices
- Fear of growing unemployment
- pamphlets proliferated Paris
- many troops in Paris
- Cahiers aroused political passions
Name 3 general influences on Parisians that lead to the Storming of the Bastille
- Paris 20km away from Versailles
- high literacy rate among Parisians
- thriving printing industry
- Parisians reliant on regular employment
- food supplies subjected to octrois
What was the storming of the Bastille?
Bastille was stormed by Parisian mobs as it was an ammunition store and they needed the gunpowder inside, it was also a statement as this is where they kept political prisoners (only 7) so it was seen as a symbol of tyranny
What did the mobs from the Storming of the Bastille cause?
Establishment of the National Guard
Name 3 things that caused the Great Fear in the countryside (July -August 1789)
- cahiers aroused political passion and raised people’s expectation of reform
- peasants believed if records of sale were destroyed then so were feudal obligations
- poor harvest
- rumours of Great Fear (brigands stealing grain and attcacking farmers)
