How did the revolution develop (1789-1790) Flashcards
When was the storming of Bastille
14th July 1789
What weapons did the crowds take
28,000 muskets and 20 cannons
Why did they storm the Bastille
believed there was ammunition in the prison
What was the significance of the storming of the Bastille
- King lost control of Paris
- Assembly no longer under threat of being dissolved by King
- Real power was now with elected representatives
- Louis could no longer dictate to the assembly
When did the peasant risings start
Early 1789
What were the peasants primarily concerned with
farming
What led to the peasant food riots
Bad harvest of 1788 and the rising bread prices
What did the peasant risings grow into
Great Fear
What was the Great Fear driven by
rumours- stories circulated of marauding brigands who were stealing grain from the fields or preparing to attack farming families
How did the assembly respond to the great fear
abolished feudal rights (august decrees)
Key reforms in the August Decrees
- all seigneurial courts were abolished with no compensation
- all tithes and fees abolished
- all loans or harvest shares could be bought back
- there would be no more venality
- no payments to priests
- feudal dues were abolished
- all citizens would pay same taxes on everything
What was the significance of the August Decrees
- started removal of ancien regime
- all Frenchmen had the same rights
What was the nature of the declaration of the Rights of Man
- Largely created by Lafayette
- principles for the new constitution of France
- Guaranteed freedom of expression, opinion, religion ad free trial
- stressed the importance of an elected assembly
- clearly showed influence of the enlightenment
When was the Declaration of the rights of man passed
26th August 1789
Which enlightenment principles was the declaration of the rights of man particularly derived from
Montesquieu- insistence in the ‘separation of powers’
Rousseau- social contract
