France AOS 1 Dates Flashcards
October 1776
Necker appointed finance minister
1781
Necker publishes compte rendu financial report
September 3rd 1783
American-British Peace, France’s war cost is 1.8 million livres
November 3rd 1783
Calonne appointed finance minister
August 20th 1786:
Calone states that France will become bankrupt and proposes a new universal land tax
February 1787
Assembly of Notables met
April 1787
Calonne dismissed
May 25th 1787
Assembly refuses Brienne’s tax plan, they are dismissed
July 1787
Paris parlements rejects Brienne’s tax proposols
November 19th 1787
Louis attempts to pass a lit du justice
1788
Assembly of Notables met
May 3rd 1788
Parlements issues document stating the Etat-General must be called
August 1788
Government suspends payments on interest of debt
August 25th 1788
Necker replaces Brienne as finance minister
Setempber 25th 1788
Paris parlements states the same voting as 1614, order instead of head, and meeting by order not together.
5th May 1789
Opening of the Etat-general at Versailles
17th June 1789
Third Estate declares itself National Assembly
23rd June 1789
King rejects Resolutions of the tiers etat
9th July 1789
National Assembly declares itself Constituent Assembly.
12th July 1789
Necker is dismissed. 50,000 citizens arm themselves with pikes and from National Guard
14th July 1789
Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille
July-August 1789
Great Fear
5-11th August 1789
National Assembly decrees abolition of feudalism
26th August 1789
National Assembly decrees DOROMAC
5th October 1789
Women lead delegation to King in Versailles demanding bread. After scuffles, they are fobbed off by the King
6th October 1789
King returns to Paris. Louis ratifies August decrees (Abolishment of feudalism)
