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1
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When was the Assembly of Notables in session?
Why was it called?

A

Feb-May 1787
To overcome political deadlock over calonnes financial reforms

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2
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What had Louis & Calonne hoped the Assembly would be but weren’t?
Why?

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Docile
Members from 1st & 2nd estate
Clergy hostile to plans to tax church
Notables not convinced of severity of crisis

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3
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Why does the assembly turn in Calonne?
What does Calonne respond with?

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Not convinced of severity of crisis so Calonne pointed out necker’s inconsistencies in his 1781 budget statement
Necker responded with published attack on Calonne

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Why did the notables distrust & uncooperative with Calonne?

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Calonne published articles accusing Notables of self-indulgence getting in way of change
Untrue as many effected by englightenment
(After assembly had turned on Calonne after necker’s publishings)

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5
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When does Louis remove Calonne?
Who replaced Calonne?

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April 1787
Brienne

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Q

What were brienne’s reform proposals based on?
What were they?

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Predecessors
Supported spread of edu
Est central treasury
Extended tolerance to Protestants
Deregulated grain trade

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What we’re briennes plans overshadowed by?

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Need for money

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8
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When did Brienne’s attempts become futile?

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As trust in gov broke down

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9
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What cry did the notables take up?
What did this cause?

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No tax without representation & supported the idea of an Estates General
Louis dismissed assembly May 1787

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10
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What did Brienne resort to after the dismissal of the assembly in May 1787?

A

A loan
Turns to Parlements

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How does the Paris Parlement not cooperate with Brienne?
Why?

A

Doesn’t endorse land tax or higher stamp duties
Number of notables in Paris Parlement

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12
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Who ‘spoke for the nation’?
When did this idea emerge?

A

The Parlements
After May 1787

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13
Q

When is the Paris Parlement banished?
Where to?
Why?

A

1787
Troyes
Refusal to pass brienne’s tax proposals

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14
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What is the banishment of the Paris Parlement seen as?
What does it cause?

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Royal gov overextending itself & being illegal
Paris tools increase

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15
Q

When is the Paris Parlement recalled?
Why?

A

September 1787
Financial crisis

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16
Q

What was exchanged with Louis if he called an E-G?
When did he have to do this by?

A

Laws approving more loans forced through with lit de justice
1792

17
Q

What is issued by Parlement in between the promising & calling of E-G?
What did this state?
When?

A

Fundamental laws of the people
Laws couldn’t be changed, even by royal demand, without E-G consent
May 1788

18
Q

What did Louis respond to Parlements fundamental laws of the kingdom with?

A

May edicts 1788
Plans to remove palrement’s powers

New plenary court of notables, officials & magistrates, appointed by Louis
Number of judges in Paris p reduced

19
Q

How are the May edicts passed?
What is parlement’s reaction?
What did this cause?

A

Lit de justice
Protests causing months of chaos
Complete breakdown of royal control

20
Q

When was the revolt of the nobles?

A

May - Aug 1788

21
Q

During the revolt of the nobles, what was royal court flooded with?
What did Paris p call for?
What consented emerged?

A

Remonstrance
End to lettres de cachet & imprisonment without trial

General will
Rule of law

22
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What happened as royal authority collapsed during the revolt of the nobles?

A

Taxes unpayed
Confidence in gov disappeared

23
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What was the famous rising that broke out during the revolt of the nobles?

A

Day of tiles
June
Grenoble
Royal troops arrived to restore order pelted with stones

24
Q

Why was Louis forced to call the E-G for 1789?

A

August - France is bankrupt
Short term fixes but E-G necessary for long term improvement

25
Q

Why was France bankrupt by august 1788?

A

Brienne suspended payments from royal treasury
Then short term loans dried up

26
Q

When Brienne resigned in 1788 after France became bankrupt, who was he replaced by?
Who requested his resignation?

A

Necker on 25 august
Marie Antoinette

27
Q

Before the start of the E-G what we’re the issues on procedures that were adopted?

A

Equal rep or 3rd estate have more deputies
Method of debate: estates meet Sep or as a single body
Voting by head or by estate (1 & 2 off vote same against 3 but each estate gets 1 vote)

28
Q

Who became the fighters of the people & their rights leading up to the E-G?

A

Parlements —> new leaders
Enlightened nobles rather than 3rd estate members

29
Q

When did the E-G last meet?

A

1614

30
Q

When did the 3rd estate become politicised?

A

Months leading up to E-G

31
Q

What did the society of 30 do?
How did they achieve this?
Who was a member?
When?

A

Encouraged 3rd estate to fight for rights
Through pamphlets & meetings
Lafayette (hero of American war)
Leading up to E-G

32
Q

When did Louis & nobles let 3rd estate have double the rep in E-G?
Why was this useless?

A

Dec 1788, leading up to E-G
Didn’t change voting by estate to by head

33
Q

What was the title of Sieyes’ pamphlet?
When was it published?
What did it state?

A

What is the 3rd estate
Jan 1789, leading up to E-G
3rd estate everything

34
Q

Why was the economic situation bad before the E-C?
(Out of Louis control)

A

Poor harvest 1788
Unemployment increase as textile production halved
1789 Parisian workers spending 88% of wages on bread

35
Q

What was produced for discussion in E-G by each estate?

A

Cahiers de doleances (list of grievances)