The Consitutional Monarchy Flashcards
Flight to Varennes?
June 1791
When was the champ de Mars
17 July 1791
When was legislative assembly created
1 October 1791
What did the king do in relation to the assemblies laws in late 1791?
He vetoed these laws- late 1791
When did political clubs first come around ?
After the meeting off estates general on May 1789
What happened at champ de Mars ?
50,000 people went to sign a republican petition -poorer sections of society
NA declared martial law and national guard was sent which fired on an unarmed crowd killing people
How did the assembly reform the taxation system?
Indirect taxes were abolished
Old direct taxes also
And the system of tax farming
Benefit of new financial system (3) ?
- Burden of tax fell mainly to Producers rather than consumers so benefitted the poor
- Indirect + direct taxes were reformed
- tax farming abolished
When were internal tariffs abolished + what did this mean?
1790
- national market was crated - goods could move freely without internal custom duties
what was the civil constitution of the clergy
July 1790
control over the Catholic Church by the government - through democratic implementation
What were the terms of the constitution of 1791?
Power passed from constituent assembly to legislative assembly
Suspensive veto of the king
What was jacobin ideology ?
Based on combination of enlightenment and revolutionary practice
Came to reject monarchy
Why the flight ?
King regretted acceptance of civil constitution of clerg + felt unsafe in paris
Why was the flight significant ?
He had drawn up proclamation on true feelings of Rev and renounced it
Support for Republic grew
