French Revolution Flashcards
Louis XIV chief minister
rene Maupeou
What was Louis XIV cheif minister supposed to do to save the country
break power of paraments and tax nobles
What do the Parlaments say that they need power to do
they need power to check the king, right of remonstrance
What was the first tax that was tried in order to tax nobles
Vigtime tax, parla refused to sign
What was the response of Manapeou when the parlaments refused vigitme tax
Use army to force them out of position
What was the result of Manapeou forcing out of position
Louis XVI comes in power and fires him and gives back power due to popularity
Who was Louis XVI first hire
Jacues Turgot for controller general
What does Jacues turgot do while in office
installs income tax, parlaments refuse to sign it
What is the old regime named
Ancien Régime
what are the three estates
1st clergy, 2nd nobles, 3rd commonersw
who comes after turgot
necker
what does necker do while in office
he denies the idea of financial ruin and gives money to AR to prove it
Who comes after Necker
Calonne
who comes after calonne
De brinne
what does caloon do in office
call the assembly of nobles to tax them
What does the assembly of nobles do when brinne calls them to tax them
passes the buck and says taxes cannot be passed unless an estate general is called for
How was estates general conducted
6 blood princes of the king and a house of represenatives for each estate came to vote, everyone had to bring notebooks about what their people wanted
What does Abbe Sieyes do before the estates generakl
passes out “ what is the 3rd estate” posing 3 questions about the 3rd estate
what were the 3 questions in what is the 3rd estate
what is the 3rd estate? everything. What has the third estate been? nothing. What do they demand? something.
How does the Estates general begin?
started to vote by estate, 3rd estate refuses to do so and others in the first and second estate such as the AR nobles leave to join their side. Call themselves the national assembly
How does Louis deal with Estates general
He says that there is no place to hold the rest of the general, therefore they cannot go on with the hearing.
what is the result of Louis actions at the beginning of the estates general
Tennis court oath
What is the tennis court oath
everyone agreeded to stay until there was a written consitiution. Jean-Sylvain Bailly said this
How did Louis respond to the tennis court oath
Caves in and told the noblity and clergy to meet with 3rd estates, but orleans already beat him to it and joined