End Of ancien Regime

Question 1

When was the National Assembly created

Answer 1

• 1789; June 17

Question 2

What was the Tennis court oath?

Answer 2

• 1789; June 20

Question 3

When were the October Days

Answer 3

• 1789; 5/6 Oct

Question 4

When were the decrees to dismantle feudalism

Answer 4

• 1789; Aug 4

Question 5

When was the DOROMAC

Answer 5

• 1789; Aug 26

Question 6

When was the storming of the Bastille

Answer 6

• July 14, 1789

Question 7

When did the great fear start?

Answer 7

• July 20th; 1789

Question 8

When was the formation of the citzens’ militia

Answer 8

• July 10 1789

Question 9

What were letters de cachet

Answer 9

• sealed instruction from the crown allowing sentence to individual without trial

Question 10

Four significance of the storming of the Bastille

Answer 10

• King lost control of Paris as commune was set up to run the city
• led to emigration of some nobles led by King’s brother. 20,00 emigres fled in 2 months
• Louis now had to share power with National Assembly
• news of the revolt spread to other towns and cities, which intensified activity amongst peasants

Question 11

Four significance of October days

Answer 11

• King forcefully moved to Paris, had no option but to obey NA
• title changed from King of France to King of the French
• King became subordinate the law
• greater shift of power to the Parisians

Question 12

Rights abolished by August decrees

Answer 12

• Tithes to church
• Venality
• financial and tax privileges for land or persons
• privileges for provinces, towns, villages

Question 13

What was the great fear?

Answer 13

• July 20- 6 August 1789
• rumours that bands of brigands were going to destroy harvest
• anger taken out on landlords when brigands didn’t appear
• chateaux ransacked and destroyed

Question 14

When did the Estates General meet Versailles

Answer 14

• 1789; May 5

Question 15

Who was Abbe Sieyes

Answer 15

Published ‘What is the Third Estate’, influenced the nation by arguing it’s importance

Represented third estate in Estates- General

Drew up Tennis court as well as DOROMAC

Question 16

What is cahiers

Answer 16

List of grievance and suggestions for reform

Question 17

What did the cahiers of all orders have in common

Answer 17

Against absolute Royal power

Wanted King whose power is limited by an elected assemble

Assembly allowed to vote on taxes and pass laws

Question 18

Describe meeting at estates-general

Answer 18

Met on 5 May 1789

Necker talked about fairer taxes but no new constitution- which cahiers demanded

3rd Estate demanded everyone meet as one body and vote by head

June 19 Clergy join 3rd Estate

23 June 3rd estate locked out from seance royale which led to Tennis Court Oath

Question 19

Was was the outcome of the 23 June Seance royale (5)

Answer 19

• privileges of the nobility and clergy stayed
• letters de cachet abolished
• freedom of press
• Gabelle, Corvee and internal Custom barriers abolished
• no new introduction of taxes without representative’s consent

Question 20

What did King Louis order on June 22

Answer 20

Troops to surround Paris and Versailles

Troops increased to over 20000

Question 21

Economic crisis in Paris

Answer 21

Pairs worker spent 88% of wages on bread in 1789 Spring
- caused much unrest as wages were either reduces or kept the same

Protests due to government’a inability to deal with economic crisis

Question 22

Where was the permanent headquarters in Paris

Answer 22

Palais- Royal

Question 23

Describe storming of Bastille

Answer 23

Parisians (sans-culottes) were searching for weapons as they feared Royal forces enforcing Louis’s power

Stormed Bastille on search of gunpowder and cartridges

Many Gardes-francaises abandoned the King to join revolt

De Launay decapitated

Question 24

Limitation of the August Decrees

Answer 24

Doesn’t end feudalism

Peasants had to pay out to landlords if they wanted to leave

Question 25

Name key points from the DOROMAC

Answer 25

All men born free, equal

Freedom of worship

Freedom of expression

Right to liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression

Question 26

Significance of DOROMAC

Answer 26

Outlasts the constitution

Mainly applied to the bourgeois and Active citizens

George Rudé; “sounded the death-knell of the Ancien regime, while preparing the public for the constructive legislation that was to follow”

Question 27

What was the King’s reaction to August Decrees and DOROMAC

Answer 27

Displeased; did not support them

In a letter to Archbishop of Arles; “i will not consent to the spoilage of my clergy and my nobility. I will not sanction decrees by which they are despoiled”

Question 28

What was the municipal Revolution

Answer 28

July 1789

Authority of King collapsed in most French towns

Orders ignored unless confirmed by NCA

Question 29

William cobbett’ comment about most revolts

Answer 29

“I defy you agitate a man on a full stomach”