Dates Flashcards
Montesquieu’s ‘Spirit of the Laws’ about the separation of powers
1748
Rousseau’s ‘The Social Contract’ about the equality of man and popular sovereignty
1762
Voltaire’s ‘Treatise on Toleration’ about religious toleration
1763
Louis XVI’s inheritance of the throne
1774
American War of Independence
19 April 1775 - 3 September 1783
Assembly of Notables
They are meeting to approve Calonne’s universal taxation proposal
22 February - 25 May 1787
Parlement of Paris proclaims that taxes need the approval of the Estates-General
3 May 1788
Day of the Tiles - in support of the Parlement
7 June 1788
King calls for Estates-General for 1 May 1789; elections for deputies and writing of the cahiers takes place
8 August 1788
Parlement of Paris decrees that Estates-General must meet according to the rules of 1614 - loss of support and relevancy
25 September 1788
King agrees to double Third Estate deputy numbers - but no indication on vote method
27 December 1788
Hailstorm
13 July 1788
Winter of 1788
1788-1789
Abbe Sieyes’ publishes ‘What Is the Third Estate’
January 1789
Reveillon Riots
26-29 April 1789