The October Days Flashcards
(7 cards)
What are the October Days?
-The 5th and 6th of October Journees
What had the assembly agreed upon to curb King’s powers?
-A suspensory veto would replace his absolute one
What caused the October days?
-In October, Louis was summoning troops back to Paris
-Rumours that his loyal flanders regiment had stamped on revolutionary tricoloure cockade - Marats L’ami du peuple and Desmoullins newspaper
-Women were angry over rising bread prices
When was the March on Versailies?
-October 5th 1789 (entered Versailles on the 6th)
How many people stormed Versailies and who was the majority?
-6000-7000 people
-Women = the majority(due to high bread prices)
-Lafayette and the NG followed
What was the outcome of the storm on versailies?
-King accepted the August Decrees and Declaration of rights of man
-Accepted that he and his family will move to Paris - Tuilleries Palace and were escorted back on the 6th October 1789: Paris centre of government
-Louis is now King of the French not King of France
a)How many monarchists refused their seat in the national constituent assembly due to fears of the Parisan mob and b) why would this weaken Louis?
a) 56 refused their seat and stepped down
b) Meant Louis had less supporters in government
