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History (French Revolution - The Origins Of The Revolution 1774-1789) > Developments February 1787- May 1789 > Flashcards

Developments February 1787- May 1789 Flashcards

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1
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Which institution met in February 1787?

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The Assembly of Notables

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How many men did the Assembly of Notables consist of?

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144

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How did Calonne’s programme make obstacles for the Assembly of Notables?

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  • Clergy became very hostile
  • Opposition was led by Brienne
  • Notables weren’t convinced the situation was bad enough
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4
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Why did the Assembly of Notables distrust Calonne?

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Was the prime example of ‘ministerial despotism’

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Why did Calonne get dismissed in April 1787?

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King got an overwhelming amount of pressure from his wife

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6
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Who replaced Calonne after he was dismissed?

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Brienne

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7
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Which group did Brienne extend tolerance to?

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Protestants

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8
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Which trade did Brienne deregulate?

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The grain trade

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9
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What did Brienne change the corvée royale to?

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A tax

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10
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What did Brienne give local taxpayers the right to vote for?

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The new extended provincial assemblies

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11
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What 4 things did Brienne support due to the Enlightenment?

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  • The spread of education
  • The codification of the law
  • The abolition of tax-farming
  • Establishment of a central treasury
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12
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What did Brienne fail to bring through from Callone?

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The land tax

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13
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What led to more accusations of incompetence in the Assembly of Notables?

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Publication of accounts

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Why did Louis dismiss the Assembly of Notables?

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Because of the obstructionism being so sufficient, as they challenged the King too much

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15
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When did the Assembly get dismissed by Louis?

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May 1787

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16
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What did Brienne resort to, to keep the country afloat?

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A loan

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17
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Which 2 proposals did Brienne ask the Paris Parlement to register?

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A land tax and higher stamp duties

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18
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When did the Parlements declare they wouldn’t endorse Brienne’s taxation changes?

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July 1787

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What did the parlements assert their right to do?

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Speak for the nation and protect citizens’ fundamental rights against despotism

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20
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How did Brienne try to force through the tax proposals?

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The lit de justice

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21
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What did the Paris Parlement petition for in July after refusing Brienne’s tax proposals with the lit de justice?

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An Estates-General

22
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Where did Parisians go to support the Paris Parlement in order to get an Estates-General?

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Palais-Royal

23
Q

Who’s home is the Palais-Royal?

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The liberal cousin of Louis, Phillippe, duc d’Orléans

24
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Where was the Paris Parlement banished to in August 1787?

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Troyes

25
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How did Louis banishing parlements effect Paris?

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Increased rioting

26
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When did Louis allow Parlement to return?

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September 1787

27
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What did Louis hold in November 1787?

A

A royal session

28
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Who did Louis exile due to their outspoken criticisms of him during November 1787?

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Duc d’Orléans

29
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How did Louis exile his cousin in November 1787?

A

Lettre de cachet

30
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How did Louis approve even more loans in November 1787?

A

Lit de justice

31
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What did Louis do in return for Parlement’s approval of another vingtième?

A

Give way to demand for an Estates-General

32
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When was the ‘Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom’ get issued by Parlement?

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May 1788

33
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What did the ‘Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom’ say was needed to make the changes Louis proposed happen?

A

An Estates-General’s consent

34
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How did Louis remove the parlements’ powers?

A

The ‘May Edicts’

35
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What did the ‘May Edicts’ say?

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A new court of nobles would be appointed by the King, a new court which had the right to remonstrate would be introduced, the parlements’ legal work would be given to lower courts and judges of the Paris Parlement would be reduced

36
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How did Louis force the ‘May Edicts’ through?

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A lit de justice

37
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What did the ‘May Edicts’ cause?

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3 months of chaos and the breakdown of royal control

38
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What happened in June 1788?

A

Brienne’s demand for an enlarged don gratuit was only partially given (1/4 of the amount asked for)

39
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Who led the riots attacking royal officials?

A

Nobles

40
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What happened on the ‘Day of Tiles’ in June 1788?

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Royal troops in Grenoble were pelted with stones and roof slates

41
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What did Brienne suspend in July 1788?

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Payments from the royal treasury, due to being unable to pay back interest

42
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What did Brienne suspending payments from the royal treasury cause Louis to do?

A

Summon the Estates-General

43
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In which month was the country declared bankrupt?

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August 1788

44
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Why did Brienne resign?

A

Marie Antoinette requested it

45
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When was Necker recalled?

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25th August 1788

46
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How would voting be processed in the meeting of the Estates-General?

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One vote per estate

47
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What did Necker and the King accept in December 1788?

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That the third estate would have double representation

48
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What did Mirabeau believe was the only way to strengthen royal authority?

A

The King and the third estate had to resist privilege together

49
Q

Why was the politicisation of the third estate grow?

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  • The activities of the Société des Trente, a group of noble liberal reformers
  • Abbé Sieyès’ pamphlet ‘What is the Third Estate?’
  • Poor economic situation (88% of wages spent on bread in 1788, unemployment rose and a fall in textile production by 50%)
  • Drawing up of the cashiers de doléances (complaints)
50
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How many cashiers de doléances were produced?

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40,000

51
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Why did the Reveillon riots happen?

A

Rumours of a wallpaper manufacturer Reveillon cutting wage rates

History (French Revolution - The Origins Of The Revolution 1774-1789) (4 decks)

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