Failure of a constituional monarchy Flashcards
When were the August decrees
4th- 11th August 1789
What did  the August decrees do?
Abolish feudalism Abolishment of tithes Venality abolished Taxes made equal across estates Offices open to all citizens
What was the great fear
Rural unrest in France, pearls taking up arms against lords targeting sources of oppression
 because of bad harvests and rising grain prices grain prices
When was the great fear?
Summer 1789
What happened because of the August decrees
Not sudden change
Was a statement of intent that noble privileges would be cast aside and promised a more equal society
When was the decoration of the rights of man and citizen
26th August 1789
What was the Dec of R of m
List of principles and values for new constitution
It ended privilege and the ancien regime
Mainly represented the interests of the property owning bourgeoisie
Who wrote the declaration
Lafayette majorly with help from Jefferson
Who wrote the American declaration
What was in the declaration
All men born free with equal rights
Main rights were liberty, security and resistance to oppression
Power rests with the people
Freedom of worship, expression and to buy property
Taxation in proportion to means
What did Louis do in response to these
5th August he refused the August decrees
Also voiced objections to declaration
What did Louis objections cause the Assembly to do
Question what rights the king should have
September 1789, agreed he would get a suspense veto, ment he could suspend all hut financial laws for upto 4 yeas
What did radical newspapers do in October
Spread rumours of royal insult on a cockade
What did tensions in Paris cause in October
6000-2000 women gathered at hotel de ville demanding bread, they were then persuaded to March to Versailles
What happened whenthe women arrived at Versailles
They broke into the palace and killed royal guards
The National guard came and helped suppress the violence
What was the result of the October days, king and CA
King was escorted to Paris, Tuileries
CA also moved to Paris, house 56 monarchist deputies fled in fear of their lives which was a loss in support for Louis
Why were the October days symbolic?
Gave a sense of victory to the revolution over the ancien regime and showed the common people take political events into their own hands
What powers did the king still have
Right to appoint own ministers, ambassadors, military commanders
25 million lives royal expenditure
Given suspensive veto to delay laws up to 4 years
What powers did the king loose
Stripped of significant legislative power
No longer initiate new laws or taxes, all written and sanctioned the constituent Assembly
Who could vote
What did they vote for
Active citizens, male tax payers over 25
Voted in local governments, to choose electors who voted for the CA deputies
Percentages of the votes effectiveness
70% male citizens vole
50% could electors
10% could become deputies
Reaction of this system of voting
Was a bigger franchise then anywhere else in Europe
Was a major change from ancien regime
Faced some opposition as people didn’t like the concept of active and passive citizens
What economic reforms made in summer 1789
CA abolished taille, gable, tithes, feudal dues, custom duties, state monopolies, tax forming
Who did the economic reforms benefit
Bourgeoise, had suffered from monopolies and customs
Peasant land owners, no longer payed land tax
When was nationalisation of church land
2nd November 1789
How was church land sold
Was land of the church and emigres worth 400 mil livers
Much sold to bourgeois and neasenty
To purchase biens nationaux had to buy assigns
When was the new taxation system introduced
January 1791
What did the new taxation system do
All taxes direct
New tax on transfer of goods, passive citizens exempt
Tax on business profits
Universal land tax, no exemptions
