Part 2 Flashcards
(67 cards)
When was the first session of the estate general
5th May 1789
Why did the Third Estate take issue with the King’s speech during the first session of the Estate General
he failed to settle the third estates most pressing concerns
- no agenda was put forward for a ‘reform package’ with positive policy proposals for discussion
- there was no clear indication given of the procedures to be adopted
When did the third estate vote to call themselves the National Assembly
17th June 1789
What was the significance of the third estate calling themselves the National Assembly
asserting their right to represent the nation and its intention to go ahead and make its own decisions about the future of the French state
When was the Tennis Court Oath
20th June 1789
What was the Tennis Court Oath
promised never to disband no matter where they were forced to meet until France had a new constitution
When was the Seance Royale
23rd June 1789
What did the King promise in the Seance Royale
accepted the principle of consent to new taxation and a fairer land tax based on the value on the land not social status
Why were the deputies annoyed at Louis during the Seance Royale
continued to use the term Estate General rather than National Assembly and demanded that the estates continue to meet separately
How many extra troops did Louis bring to Paris on 26th June 1789 and why
4800 extra troops as the situation in the meetings at the Palais-Royale wasn’t improving
How many troops were there around the capital by the 2nd July 1789
just under 30,000
When did the King dismiss Necker and what was the effect of it
11th July 1789
seemed to confirm fears that the King was seeking ways to prevent reform and go back on his promises
When was the storming of the Bastille
14th July 1789
Over what period did the Great Fear take place
17th July- 3rd August 1789
What was the nature of the Great Fear
peasants refused to pay taxes and attacked landlords’ chateaux
armed themselves and burnt down fences, hedges and barns
destroyed all the records of sales and obligations recording dues owed
What were the causes of the Great Fear
- political development in Paris
- economic issues ie. poor harvest and drought in 1788
- long term political issues
- rumours about brigands stealing grain
How did the assembly respond to the Great Fear
abolished feudal rights to appease peasants
When were the August Decrees made
4th August 1789
What were some of the reforms in the August Decrees
- all feudal dues relating to service were abolished
- all tithes and fees were abolished
- all citizens would pay the same taxes on everything
- all seignural courts were abolished with no compensation
When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man established
26th August 1789
Which particular enlightenment thinkers principles was the Declaration the Rights of Man based off
Montesquieu- ‘separation of powers’
Rousseau- ‘social contract’
When were the October Days
5th October 1789
How did enlightened thinkers influence the assembly’s church reforms
Louis Sebastian Mercier- complained Paris was ‘full of priests and tonsured clerics who serve neither the Church nor the state’
philsophes also disapproved of binding religious vows which were often tken by those barley mature enough to understand their full meaning
What were some of the church reforms between August 1789 and June 1790 which limited the church’s power
- pluralism abolished
- payment of annates was ended
- tithe, the church tax and the right of the clergy to decide its own taxation in the don gratuit were abolished
- all church property nationalised
- full citizenship granted to protestants and Jews
