From Constitutional Monarchy to the Jacobin Republic Flashcards
What is the Jacobin Club?
tarted as a dining club of Aristocrats from Brittany, but they changed and opened to others. (The Friends of the Constitution)
What is the Cordelier Club?
Cordeliers Club (The Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man) – this was from the the Franciscan convent. Expanding of democracy and equality, allowed women, thought about the idea of the republican idea vs. constitutional monarchy. Part of a group of clubs trying to open up to the masses and lower classes.
What happens to political involvement at this time?
High levels of political involvement of both men and women; pamphlets, newspapers and such
One consequence is that political clubs pop up to debate what is the news, do we believe it, what should be done
What were the requirements to vote?
The constitution meant that only active citizen should be able to vote. Male that was over 25 and paid a certain amount of taxes equivalent to 3 days of work. Enfranchised about 60% of men over 25.
What was a problem with the political system of the time?
In order to be part of the political system, you had to have money and that went up as you the office went up
Why was it believed that the poor should not be in political office?
Common thought at the time:
Government ought to go to those wealthy enough to study the law and govern because you were not likely to be paid.
If you were independently wealthy, you were less likely to be corrupted by others
Those that were used to commanding others had an independent will
What were the major grievances of the clergy?
The ordinary clergy was upset about the aristocracy of the appointing of bishops
The money the church brought in was not used to help the poor, the churches or the priests
The church also did not want to give up its higher status over other religions
What was the Pope’s involvement at this time?
The pope then came out and said the DOROM was heresy and that it was heresy of people to be equal because God did not make it that way
What changes did the church propose?
Give priests more money
Bishops to be elected
Bishops get less
How did King Louis XVI respond to the demands of the clergy?
Louis talks to bishops because he didn’t’ know what to think. The bishops said that he should support it to avoid a schism. The pope’s letter comes after Louis agrees urging to stop it at all cost, but it was too late
What happened with women and bread prices?
Bread prices went up again and women started to riot against the royal apartment and order was restored only after deaths
What happened in Varenne?
June 20 the royal family left trying to get to the border at what is now luxemberg. They were stopped and brought back to Paris.
What was the Monarchy’s spin on the royal family fleeing?
Then the next day the morning the words gets out that he left, but Lafeyette said that they had been kidnapped as a part of an Austrian invasion
What happens once the truth is revealed about the royal family leaving?
Then it gets out that he had left behind his reasons for leaving. The French realizes that he has been lying to them and then everyone revolts
What were the September Massacres?
Summer of 1792 - he violence from the public that included breaking into prisons to kill people thought to be double agents. Most were not, but they were all killed
