French Revolution Flashcards
Financial crisis due to? And when?
Agriculture crisis in 1780s
Who reigned for 18 years dates
Louis 16 (1774-1792)
What does louis 16 want with tailles
Turn it into a progressive taxe
Tax the rich (aris and church)
Louis 16 new decisions bring french elites to…and when
Want to create a French parliament so they make a:
Estates general may 1789 to
Elect a parliament to discuss big changes
Structure of the estate of May 1789
- Chruch. 5%
- Aristocracy 5%
600 Commoners. 90% most of them are bourgs instead of peasants
1 vote each
ONE VOTE EACH
What is called the assembly of commoners also date
Assembly national JUNE 1789
One house parliament (no distinction)
One vote rep
Proposal law. Commoners have rights to make laws
Royal recognition
STORMING OF BASTILLES
JULY 14 1789
Bastilles de prison was stormed by commoners part of the assembly as well but the army stopped the storming and everyone went home
Impact on king from STROM IN BASTILLES
The king recognized the assembly national
GRAAT FEAR SUMMER (fear of the aristocracy) what happened to them
1789
Peasants mean to landowners (aristocracy)
Impact of GREAT FEAR SUMMER for aristocracy
1789-1799 aristocracy emmigrates
The aristocratic privileges in August 1789
Tax exemption
- corvee
- public offices
What happens to the dime in August 1789
Catholics (citizens) do not need to give money to the church
What happens at the end of the August 1789 (the chart)
Bills of right
What did louis agreed when it came to the dime
He agreed to not pay church tax anymore
MARCHE VERSAILLES
October 1789
Most marchers are women