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1
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When did the estates general meet?

A

5 May 1789

2
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When was the tennis court oath?

A

20 June 1789

3
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What did the tennis court oath proclaim?

A

Not to disperse until France had constitution

4
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What did the third estate rename themselves?

A

National Assembly

5
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How did Louis respond to the tennis court oath?

A

Military action, troops to Paris and Versailles

6
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Where did they talk about revolution?

A

Palais royal

7
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When was Necker dismissed?

A

11 July 1789

8
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What did the dismissal of Necker cause?

A

Fear of Louis using force against assembly- fear was harnessed by Revolutionary leaders at the Palais-Royal. 2 days of riots and protests follow in Paris

9
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Which police force joined the storm of Bastille?

A

Guardes francaise

10
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When was commune set up?

A

15 July 1789

11
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When was storm on Bastille?

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14 July 1789

12
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When was the great fear and what was it?

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June July 1789- attacks on grain and chateau

13
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When was the August Decrees?

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5 August 1789

14
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When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

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26 August 1789

15
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What caused October days?

A

Banquet for Flanders regiment and food shortage in Paris

16
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When was the storm of the hotel de ville?

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5 October 1789

17
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Significance of hotel de ville?

A

King accepted August Decrees and declaration- essentially now a prisoner in Paris

18
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Example of 1789 revolutionary action in Paris

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28 August- factory Revellion was set on fire- protests caused by economic crisis

19
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Victim of the Storming of the Bastille

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De Launy decapitated

20
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Impacts of the storm of the Bastille

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King lost control of Paris (electors set up a Commune to run the city), the Assembly prepared to draw up a constitution, real power was not with the elected representatives if the people, Louis had to share his power with the National Assembly, Louis could no longer dictate to the National Assembly because he could no longer rely on the army, news of the Fall of the Bastille spread around France and intensified activity (Municipal Revolution in the provinces and peasant revolts immediately in places like Normandy)

21
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King’s response to the storm of the Bastille

A

Visited Paris on 17 July, recognised the Commune and more the cockade of the revolution

22
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Cause of the great fear

A

somewhat the storm of the Bastille

23
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Significance of the August decrees

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Abolished feudalism- tithes, venality, tax privileges, special privileges (tax exemption) abolished. All citizens were eligible for office. Prepared the ground for the creation of a constitution.