Collapse Of The Constitutional Collapse Flashcards
The Jacobins
How many clubs did they have by August 1790
The club had 152 affiliated ‘Jacobin’ clubs across France
How many members did the Jscobins have by the end of 1790
1000
When did the jacobins break off to be the Feuillant club
July 1791
What were the big left wing club formed in April 1790
Cordeliers club
Famous cordeliers
Danton, Desmoulins and Marat
What newspaper did Marat write
L’Ami du Peuple
How were the political clubs influential
Pressured assembly with petitions
Had big memberships
Platform for propaganda
Produced revolutionary pamphlets
Where did the king Flight to
Varennes
How was the kings divine right challenged
He was made king of the french rather than king of France
His power Came from the people not divine right
By June 1791 the king was effectively a
Prisoner in the Tuileries
What rlly upset him but he accepted December 1790
The civil constitution of clergy
He was a religious dude
Whose death upset him who’d acted as a go between the king and the assembly
Mirabeau
He was a go between
2nd April 1791
What was the Saint-Cloud incident
April 1791 king want to spend Easter at nearby palace of Saint-Cloud where they would have taken mass given by a refractory priest but they were prevented from leaving Tuileries but were stopped by mob flanked by radical national guardsmen
Date of Saint Cloud
18th April 1791
Who wanted Louis to assert his authority
MA
Noble emigres who he was in contact with
Who did MA have the assurances of to help the royal family
Leopold, her brother, who’s succeeded Joseph II in 1790 in Austria
After the Saint-Cloud incident, the King and his advisers decided what
They should flee from Paris
When did the attempted flee from Paris take place
The night of 20/21 June
What about the flight of Varennes did Louis ignore his advisers about
Louis rejected his advisers’ choice of route and suggestion that the royal family should travel separately
Why was Louis rejection of his advisers advice bad
All the family being in one coach meant that the weight slowed the journey down
Where was Louis found
Varennes
What happened when Louis was found
National Assembly arrived and escorted the royal family back to Paris
Who managed to escape the flight to Varennes
The kings younger brother the duc de Provence
What did the flight to Varennes make the people’s le question abt the king
Made people doubt the king’s sincerity
What was wrong with the kings attempt to justify the flight to Varennes
Contained a list of complaints about how he was treAted at Tuileries and spoke of his opposition to many of the assembly’s decrees which he’d officially accepted
For example his limited supsensiry veto on legislation
What did the NA decide to do with Louis after the Flight to Varennes
Debated deposing him but ended up choosing a temporary suspension on the 16th July 1791 until new constitution was ready and he had signed and swore to uphold it
After the flight to Varennes and Louis was suspended how long did they plan temporarily suspend him for
Until new constitution drawn up and he had signed it and sworn to uphold it
How many deputies abstained from voting in favour of suspending the King’s power on the grounds that such a measure went too far
290
Which club organised the Champs de Mars
The Cordeliers Club and other more extreme societies
Date of Champ de Mars
17th July 1791
What was Champ de Mars supposed to be
A place where people could sign a petition calling for the establishment of a republic
Why did they choose champ de Mars
Just theee days earlier it had been the site of the ‘Feast of the Federation’ and in the centre stood the ‘Altar of the Fatherland’ ; a fitting platform for the petition
How many people attended the Champ de Mars
6000
Who did The Assembly and moderate Paris Commune choose to send to ensure order at Champ de Mars
Lafayette and the National Guards
What did the National Guard do at Champ de Mars
When warning shots produced no result the Guards fires directly on the crowds
What effect did the National Guard and Lafayette have on the mob at Champ de Mars
Lad and National Guard went in to disperse mobs but stones were thrown at the National Guards
How many killed at Champ de Mars
Not known but probably around 50
What did the death of people at Chanps de amara signify to people
To radicals this was a betrayal of the people by the moderates: a ‘massacre’
What did the Austrians decide to do following Louis failed flight
Austrians felt they had to something in support and issued the Declaration of Pillnitz
Date of Pillnitz
27th August 1791
Declaration of Pillnitz declared by whom
Austrian Emperor Leopold II
Frederick-William III of Prussia
What did the Declaration of Pillnitz say
- situation of King of F of ‘common interest’ to all nations
- powers of french crown should be restored
- they were ready to use force to bring about the restoration of royal power
