Great Fear Flashcards
(7 cards)
When was the Great Fear?
17 July - 3 August 1789
What was set up in the provinces that followed the precedent established in Paris?
-National Guard established
What caused the Great Fear
-Storming of the Bastille gave the impression that change was imminent
-Rumours that brigands alligned with nobles were attacking grain convoys and stealing grain
-fear that emigres were returning with armies
What were the actions of peasants during the Great Fear?
-Stole and sought their masters terriers(documents listing landowners feudal rights) and titres de ventres et devoirs (records of sales and obligations) - thought if these were destroyed then obligations were finished
-burnt down hedges, fences, grain barns and tithe barns
-refused to pay taxes
-Attacked landlords chateaux
-Attacked grain convoys
How many nobles left France due to the Great Fear?
-70,000 nobles left to Austria, England and German states
What places were not involved in the Great Fear?
Alsace
Lorraine
Brittany
What was the significance of the Great Fear?
-Led to the assembly creating the August Decrees on the 4th August 1789
