5. The Revolution, May-October 1789 Flashcards
What was the first session of the Estates-General?
The procession of the estates-general demonstrated the riches of the upper-estates and the ordinary 3rd estate.
While Louis’ speech was cheered, Necker’s was received with concern as it failed to address the 3rd estates concerns regarding reform.
What happened in the build up to the Tennis Court Oath?
Sieyes had declared the 3rd estate ‘The nation’ and had invited the other estates to join. Some clerics did on the 10th of June.
Voted to rename as the ‘National Assembly and were joined by the clergy and some nobles.
What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
Swore never to disband until France had a new constitution.
Demonstrates the first of the revolutionary actions.
What was the aftermath of the Tennis Court Oath?
Tensions in the Royal Sessions rose. Louis granted voting by head and new taxation however referred to them as the 3rd estate and not the National Assembly.
Tensions also rose around Paris as 30,000 troops were moved around the city.
Dismissed Necker 11th of July.
What were the events of the storming of the Bastille?
Poor harvests of 1789 and high bread prices lead to mob violence.
They destroyed 40 custom ports. The National Guard was established to protect Parisians from the King.
14th July raided Les Invalides for 32,000 muskets.
Then raided the Bastille.
The King then appeased the crowds on the 17th of July by appearing in front of them with a revolutionary hat.
What were the events following the Storming of the Bastille?
The Great Fear then spread to the countryside.
Peasants brought disorder to the countryside, refusing to pay taxes and attacking landlord chateaux’s.
They wanted to burn their masters ‘terriers’ (landowners deeds) as well as ‘titres de ventes’ (record of sales and observations).
Other causes such as poor harvests and bad winters as well as stories of marauders and emigres.
How did the National Assembly solve ‘The Great Fear’?
Abolished Feudal Rights, wanted to ensure peasants paid their Royal Taxes.
A series of decrees were issued such as:
Abolishing all feudal dues
All siegneurial courts abolished
All tithes and fees abolished
What proceeded the Abolition of Feudal Rights?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Used ideas based off Montesquieu and Rousseau.
Written up by deputies including Mirabeau.
Was agreed to by the King.
What happened in October of 1789?
The October Days saw Louis limited to a suspensory veto.
Due to rising conspiracy and struggles over bread, 6,000-7,000 women marched to Versailles followed by Lafayette and the National Guard.
They forced him to accept the Declarations of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Louis and his family were then moved to the Tuileries and treated like prisoners.
The Assembly then moved to Paris.
