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Dates Flashcards

1
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Montesquieu’s ‘Spirit of the Laws’ about the separation of powers

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1748

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Rousseau’s ‘The Social Contract’ about the equality of man and popular sovereignty

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1762

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3
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Voltaire’s ‘Treatise on Toleration’ about religious toleration

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1763

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4
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Louis XVI’s inheritance of the throne

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1774

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5
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American War of Independence

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19 April 1775 - 3 September 1783

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6
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Assembly of Notables
They are meeting to approve Calonne’s universal taxation proposal

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22 February - 25 May 1787

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7
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Parlement of Paris proclaims that taxes need the approval of the Estates-General

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3 May 1788

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8
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Day of the Tiles - in support of the Parlement

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7 June 1788

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9
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King calls for Estates-General for 1 May 1789; elections for deputies and writing of the cahiers takes place

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8 August 1788

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10
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Parlement of Paris decrees that Estates-General must meet according to the rules of 1614 - loss of support and relevancy

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25 September 1788

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11
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King agrees to double Third Estate deputy numbers - but no indication on vote method

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27 December 1788

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12
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Hailstorm

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13 July 1788

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13
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Winter of 1788

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1788-1789

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14
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Abbe Sieyes’ publishes ‘What Is the Third Estate’

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January 1789

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15
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Reveillon Riots

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26-29 April 1789

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16
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Estates-General begins; Third Estate refuses to verify credentials

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5 May 1789

17
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National Assembly is declared

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17 June 1789

18
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Tennis Court Oath - deputies swear to stay together until a constitution is established

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20 June 1789

19
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Royal Session - King declares National Assembly ‘null and void’

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23 June 1789

20
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King dismisses Necker

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11 July 1789

21
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Storming of the Bastille

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14 July 1789

22
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‘The Great Fear’

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July - August 1789

23
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Night of Patriotic Delirium

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4 August 1789

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