Actions of the people in France Flashcards
when was the storming of the Bastille?
14th July 1789
what directly led to the storming?
the dismissal of Necker.
how many muskets were in the Bastille?
30,000
how many prisoners were being housed?
7
how many men were guarding the prison?
114 (32 more than the usual)
what was the governor of the Bastille called?
DeLaunay
what showed that the revolution was gaining more support?
the Royal Army troops encamped at the Champs de Mars didn’t intervene.
name one quote from the storming of Bastille:
“it’s not a revolt; it’s a revolution”
what were the effects of the Bastille?
it forced Louis to acknowledge the National Assembly, and that Lafayette now had control of the National Guard.
when was the Great Fear?
July to August 1789
what did the Great Fear involve?
town councils were reformed, peasants refused to pay tax and destroyed feudal registers
apart from general revolutionary uprisings, what caused the Great Fear?
rumours of attacks, threatening peasants and their families.
