failure of constitutional monarchy pt 2

Question 1

when was the flight to varenne

Answer 1

21st june 1791

Question 2

who was responaible to recapture the royal family

Answer 2

lafayette

national guard

Question 3

what was louis aim for the flight to varenne

Answer 3

planned to reached montmedy, belgian boarder

knew he could have help from the emegies,

Question 4

where were they found

Answer 4

160km out of paris
recognised by the post master in varenne and reported to the national guard
arrested and sent back to paris

Question 5

why did it take so long for louis to escape

Answer 5

ccoc
death of mirabeau, support was warning for the king
danger of austrian invasion

Question 6

what was the fear on the kings return to paris

Answer 6

fear that riots would break out across the city

didnt know which side they would support

Question 7

what happened on the kings return

Answer 7

silence

if anyone made a noise would be killed

Question 8

what effect did the flight to varenna have on political clubs

Answer 8

more radical, cordeliers pushed for his abdication

jacobins split as some became more radical than others

Question 9

what was the compromise in the assmebly after the flight to varenne

Answer 9

kings powers would be temporaryily suspended until a new constitution

Question 10

what story was put out about the king after the flight

what happened because of this

Answer 10

story that the king had been abducted, wasn’t believed as louis declaration of frances political instability was published
damaged the kings reputation

Question 11

what happened on he 24th june 1791

Answer 11

30,000 people marched on the assembyl demanding louis dismissal
barnave opposed republicaism 290 deputies agreed

Question 12

what impact did the flight have on the king

Answer 12

ruined his reputation
shown his disbelief in a constitutional monarchy
he had a significant loss in support and increased republicanism
made him more vulnerable

Question 13

what was the impact if the flight on the CA

Answer 13

views were divided
many argued for constitutional monarchy felt a revolution would decend into chaos
others supported the fall of the monarchy

Question 14

impact of the flight on the radicals

Answer 14

used this to justify their protests for Louis abdication
clubs became more radical
republicanism became more widespread

Question 15

impact of the flight on the country

Answer 15

anrgy at the king
feared riots would break out
felt betrayed by louis
fear of foreign war

Question 16

impact of flight on austria

Answer 16

rumours of an Austrian committee developed
didn’t want to take action against france
roman emperor said he would late defence to protect his sister Marie Antoinette

Question 17

when was the chamos de mars massacre

Answer 17

17th july 1791

Question 18

what happnened at the cahmp de mars massacres

Answer 18

large crowd gathered 6,000-50,000
cordeliers signing petitoin for kings abdication
turned violent
roaylist
national guard tried to dispurse the crowd led to violence

Question 19

what did the commune do after the massacres

Answer 19

declared martial law

freedom of press restirced and printing presses set down

Question 20

how many people died during the massacres

Answer 20

60

Question 21

who and why did people go into hiding after the massacres

Answer 21

danton marat demoulins

feared arrest

Question 22

impact of the massacres on louis

Answer 22

strengthened his position, put down republican movement

feuilliant minsters able to try consolidate his position §

Question 23

impact of massacres on the assembly

Answer 23

signified the split in radicalism

strengthed position of the moderates

Question 24

impact of massacres on radicals

Answer 24

publicaly split radical movment, many leaders fled

ingnited the lead of key figures, brissot, in campaign for war

Question 25

impact of massacres on the country

Answer 25

became increasling disillusioned by instablilty of revolutionary movement
looking for something to consolidate the situation

Question 26

when was the constituent assembly replaced by the leglisative assembly

Answer 26

september 1791

Question 27

why was the CA dissolved

Answer 27

it had completed what it was set out to do

create a new constitution

Question 28

what was the self defying ordinance

Answer 28

proposed by robespierre, to undermine opponenets

no members of the national assembly could serve in the legislative assembly

Question 29

what consquences did the self defying ordinance have for robespierre

Answer 29

many feulliants were elected into the LA, opposed jacobins

balance of the assembly was against republicanism

Question 30

what influence did the girondins have in the assmebly, Brissot

Answer 30

radical views based on the enlightenment
good orator, could influence he unaligned deputies
brissot had a popular newspaper
shown by sucess of push for war with austria

Question 31

what was the split in the Legislative assembly

Answer 31

136 jacobins/girondins
264 feuilliants constitutional monarchists
345 unaligned

Question 32

what did the lack of trust between politians and king do to the LA

Answer 32

made it harder for them to work together and make decisions
creates more radicalism which pushes people away from the king
lack f trust makes people not want to give king power creating divions

Question 33

when was the declaration of pillntz

Answer 33

27th august 1791

Question 34

what did the declaration of pillntz state

Answer 34

austria and russia declared ready resotre a monarchial order in france by force
would only do so if other european states also intervened

Question 35

wha did the declaration actually mean

Answer 35

was just a show of monarchal and family soladarity rather than a serious threat

Question 36

what happened beacuse of the declaration of pillntz

Answer 36

heigntened rumours of emigre invasion backed by foregin powers
cast debate on the potential benefits of a french invasion in austria

Question 37

who wanted to go to war with austria and prussia

Answer 37

king marie aintoinette

brissot