Experiment in constitutional monarchy

Question 1

Storming of Bastille

Answer 1

14th July 1789 after Louis 4th of July 30,000 troops in paris and dismissal of Necker on 11th July mobs armed themselves

Question 2

led by electors (met at Hotel de Ville) and set up the Paris commune to take control and protect people from the King

Answer 2

knocked down 40/54 custom barriers - highest bread prices since 1715

Question 3

11th July

Answer 3

dismissal of Necker

Question 4

national guard

Answer 4

formed by Lafayette to help mob

Question 5

storming of bastille statistics

Answer 5

8000 people stromed les invalides where 32,000 muskets were stored

Question 6

17th July 1789 King addresses Parisians in Hotel de Ville steps

Answer 6

wears revolutionary cockade, with Bailly and Lafayette (at NA)
announces
1. reinstatement of Necker
2. acceptance of NA + Paris Commune and NG

Question 7

Great Fear 17th July - 3rd of August 1789

Answer 7

Municipal revolution - peasantry refused to pay feudal dues to seignerures and destroyed terriers and records
NG now governing

Question 8

noble brigands

Answer 8

hording grains, feeing and are going to come back with an army as punishment for Paris revolutionary actions

Question 9

NA’s response to Great Fear

Answer 9

abolish feudal privilege - 4th August 1789

Question 10

August decrees - 11th August

Answer 10

NA states
1. all dues related to service are abolished without compensation
2. seigneurial couts abolished
3. everyone pays the same tax

Question 11

26th August 1789 D of R of M and C

Answer 11

presented to King for royal assent but he ignored

Question 12

measures to curb King’s power

Answer 12

offering him a suspensory veto NOT lit de justice

Question 13

catalyst to October days 1789

Answer 13

rumours that return of King’s flanders in late September there was a banquet and desecrated revolutionary cockade

Question 14

events of October days 5th October

Answer 14

6000-7000 women set out from Paris to Versailles
Louis forced to accept August Decrees and D of R of M and C
Louis moves to Paris and 6th October in Tuiellerie

Question 15

Civil Constitution of Clergy key changes

Answer 15

1. Pluralism abolished
2. Church property nationalised
3. No more don gratuit

Question 16

12th July 1790

Answer 16

CC of C released by NA

Question 17

November 1790

Answer 17

all clergymen need to obey NA decrees - swear an oath of loyalty

Question 18

December 1790

Answer 18

Louis accepts CC of C

55% of clergy took oath
7/160 Bishops accepting it
Pope against in in Paypal Bull in April

Question 19

November 1791

Answer 19

NA declares refractory troops are COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES

Question 20

May 1792

Answer 20

refractory troops can be deported

Question 21

Constitution of 1791

Answer 21

1. One chamber - NA
2. King Louis has Suspensory Veto - now enshrined in law
3. Louis “King of the FRENCH”
4. Louis income reduced from 45 million livres to 20 millon
5. Active vs Passive citizens
   active - paid direct tax and spoke French
   passive - cannot vote
   favoured bourgeoise
6. King can elect ministers but not in assembly

Question 22

September 1791

Answer 22

Louis accepts Constitution of 1791

Question 23

NA reforms

Answer 23

administration - November 1789 abolish old provinces
83 departments created into communes (local gov) so easier to rule

financial reforms
replace vingtieme and taille with land tax, property tax and commerical tax

abolish
1. tarrifs
2. corporate bodies - guilds and monopolies

legal rights
1. accused brought to a judge in 24 hrs
2. trials open to public
3. accused right to a lawyer
4. torture banned
5. sentences equal and no punishment to families

Question 24

Saint Cloud easter 18th April 1791

Answer 24

planned to go to Saint Cloud fort mass given by refractory priest but couldn’t leave due to NG blocking them

Question 25

Flight to Varennes

Answer 25

20th - 21st June 1791

Question 26

emigrees involvement

Answer 26

The King and Queen were in contact with emigres (nobles that left France during the revolution)- Antionette’s brother Leopold assured him that he would help because he had troops along the French border. Louis’ advisors told him to flee

Question 27

outcome of Flight to Varennes

Answer 27

But he was spotted in Saint-Menehould; peasants surrounded him and the national Assembly escorted him back to Paris on the 21st June

Question 28

impact on perception of Louis after Varennes

Answer 28

NA suspend him on 16th of July 1791 until he signs constitution NA officially said he was ‘Kidnapped’ 290 Assembly deputies abstained from voting against suspending King’s power

Question 29

lead up to Champ de Mars

Answer 29

Marat’s L’ami du Peuple calling for mob action (selling 2,000 copies per day) calling to depose King 14th June Le Chapelier law banning strikes closure of charities in Paris

Question 30

Cordelier Club organising

Answer 30

Champ de Mars - 17th of July 1791 so people could sign a petition to establish a republic was site of 14th July 1791 Feast of Federation 50,000 attended - NG sent in but had opposite effect crowd threw stones at NG NG fired on crowd killing 50 radicals lablled this as a betryal of the ppl Desmoulins in "les Revolutions de Paris” 200 Radicals arrested - Desmoulins and Marat go into hiding

Question 31

Legislative assembly 1st October 1791

Answer 31

self denying ordinance

Question 32

Legislative Assembly decrees about traitors

Answer 32

9 November 1791 - decree against emigrees - banishment unless they return to France before Jan 1 1792 29 November 1791 - decree against refractory priests to take oath

Question 33

impact of war

Answer 33

27th August 1791 - Leopold II issues Declaration of Pilnitz power of France should be restored and thisd was “common nterets” but wasnt taken seriously fears of emigrees building up in Coblenz - end of 1791 60% of pre revolutionary army were there

Question 34

war declared

Answer 34

following Austria Prussia alliance of 20th April 1792

Question 35

deportation of Refractory priests legislative assembly vote

Answer 35

27th May 1792

Question 36

disbanding of king’s guardsmen

Answer 36

29th May

Question 37

federe camp - 20,000 soliders

Answer 37

8th June 1792

Question 38

Louis responds to refractory priests, disbanding of king’s guard and federe camp

Answer 38

by vetoing them and dismissing ministry on 13th of June

Question 39

traitors in army

Answer 39

Lafayette accused of counterrevolution which was correct

Question 40

Journee of 20th June 1792

Answer 40

8000 SCs march on Tuillerie demanding withdraw of vetos Lafayette leave troops in 28th June and demands action against protests

Question 41

29th July 1792

Answer 41

Robespierre spoke and proposed 1. removal of monarchy 2. abandonment of constitution of 1791 3. establishment of National convention

Question 42

25th July 1792

Answer 42

Brunswick manifesto “show no mercy” to revolutionaries

Question 43

11th July 1792

Answer 43

Assembly - La Partrie en danger - called on all men to suport war effort

Question 44

3rd August 47/48 Parisians sections demand abolishment of monarchy

Answer 44

This convinced Paris that political matters were not enough to force through their revolutionary ideals.

Question 45

10th August 1792

Answer 45

Journee storming on Tuilleries 20,000 SC and Federes march Paris Commune removes King to Prison and suspended - commune now has control of Paris Leg assembly forced to acknowledge Paris commune

Question 46

Danton made Minister of Justice and laws Louis vetoed are now official - house to house searches authoried refractory priests exiled - no feudal rights

Answer 46

Legislative assembly proclaims

Question 47

20th September

Answer 47

NC meets for the first time on grounds Louis betrayed France

Question 48

21st September 1792

Answer 48

Monarchy abolished and republic

Question 49

war efforts failing

Answer 49

23rd August Longwy fell and 1st September Verdun in siege + royalist uprising where 200 were killed

Question 50

30th August 1792

Answer 50

Danton issues house searches 3000 imprisioned

Question 51

2nd September 1792

Answer 51

Levee en Masse

Question 52

2nd August 1792

Answer 52

Federes attack refratcory priests 1000 killed