AOS2: Consequences of French Revolution (Key Events) Flashcards
Bien Nationaux
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) November, 1789
2)
- Consolidation of new regime
3)
- Church authority removed (no longer monopoly)
- Bourgeoisie economically empowered
4)
Civil Constitution of Clergy
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) July, 1790
2)
- Deconstruction of the Church
- Bien Nationeux
3)
- Division among people (religion v revolution)
- Louis’ Flight to Varennes
4)
- ‘Louis XVI could not safely coexist with the revolution’ (Adcock)
Clerical Oath
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 27 November, 1790
2)
- Deconstruction of Church
- Civil Constitution of Clergy
3)
- Divided Clergy (Refractory v Non-Refractory)
- Vendee Rebellion
4)
- ‘offered a stark choice between religion and revolution’ (Aston)
Flight to Varennes
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 21 June, 1791
2)
- Deconstruction of the Church
- Empowerment of New Regime
3)
- Got rid of any of Louis’ authority (Louis Capet)
- Precipitated war against Austria
4)
Champs de Mars Massacre
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 17 July, 1791
2)
- Flight to Varennes
- Crowd gathered to demand removal of Louis
3)
- Bailly/Lafayette discredited
- Sans-culottes turn condemn a constitutional monarchy
4)
- ‘The split in the revolutionaries became wider than ever’ (Hibbert)
Declaration of war on Austria/Prussia
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 20 April, 1792
2)
- Austria accused of harbouring French rebels
3)
- Emigres/external enemies appear
- Precipitates Terror
4)
La Patrie en Danger
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 5 July, 1792
2)
- Declaration of war on Austria
3)
- Fear/panic increases = precipitates Terror
- Active/passive citizens unified
4)
Storming of the Tuileries
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 10 August, 1792
2)
- Brunswick Manifesto (threatens vengeance if Louis is harmed)
3)
- Sans-culottes unable to be controlled by Legislative Assembly
- Monarchy is forcibly suspended
- Precipitates Terror
4)
- 900 Swisse Guards killed
September Massacres
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 3-7 September, 1792
2)
- War with Austria
- External enemies (emigres)
3)
- Power/authority of the sans-culottes exemplified
- Violence precipitates Terror
4)
- ‘Violence was the motor of the revolution’ (Schama)
- ‘Caused by fear and hysteria’ (Stewart)
Louis Capet Execution
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 21 January, 1793
2)
- Flight to Varennes
3)
- Symbolic severance of monarchy from republic
- Precipitated war with Britain
4)
- ‘The King must die so that France may live’ (Robespierre)
Declaration of war on Great Britain/Dutch Republic
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 1 February, 1793
2)
- Louis’ execution
- Tension between Britain and France
3)
- Furthered financial/economic crisis
- Radicalised fear of counter-revolution
4)
Vendee Rebellion
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) March, 1793
2)
- Persecution of Clergy
- Radicalisation of sans-culottes/government
3)
- Internal threats emerge
- Radicalism grows with increased fear of counter-revolution
- Precipitates Terror
4)
Revolutionary Tribunal/Reps on Mission established
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) March, 1793
2)
- Internal enemies (Vendee)
- External enemies (Warring nations, Emigres)
3)
- Legislation of Terror
- Police/Courts implemented to execute counter-revolutionaries
4)
Committee of Public Safety established
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) April, 1793
2)
- Internal enemies (Vendee)
- External enemies (Warring nations, Emigres)
3)
- New ruling Government
- Enabled the implementation of Terror
4)
Establishment of Terror
1) Date
2) Causes
3) Effects
4) Stats/Quotes
1) 5 September, 1793
2)
- Internal/External enemies
3)
- Nation divided between loyal citizens and ‘traitors’
- Legalised mass executions
4)
- ‘Let terror be the order of the day’
- 30,000-50,000 killed
- ‘Violence was the motor of the revolution’ (Schama)