Lecture 2 : The French Revolution Flashcards

1
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Convocation of the Estates-General

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August 8, 1788

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2
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Who does Louis 16th appoints as minister of finances after the Estates General?

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Necker

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3
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«Jeu de Paume» Oath

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June 20, 1789

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4
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Louis 16th pronounces the dissolution of the Estates-General

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June 23, 1789

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5
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What does Mirabeau answers to the dissolution ?

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That they won’t leave unless they use the bayonets

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6
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National Constituent Assembly

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July 9, 1789

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7
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Abolition of feudalism in France

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August 4, 1789

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8
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Women march to Versailles and bring back the King to Paris

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October 5&6, 1789

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9
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New title for the French King

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King of the French

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10
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National Properties

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November 2, 1789

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11
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Abolition of religious orders

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February 13, 1790

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12
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Civil Constitution of the French Clergy

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July 12, 1790

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13
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What was the aim of the Civil Constitution of the French Clergy ?

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To subordinate Roman Catholic Church in France to French Government

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14
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Clergy has to sign an oath of loyalty to the Republic

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November 1790

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15
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King’s Executive power granted by the Constitution

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  • ministers
  • suspending veto on laws
  • foreign policy
  • army
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16
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legislative power in the Constitutional Monarchy

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held by the National Assembly : laws, taxes, war and peace

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17
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number of départements created

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83

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18
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fondamental reforms implemented by the Revolution

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  • judicial
  • equality before taxation
  • economic liberalism
  • civil marriage, divorce and inheritances
    citizenship and civil rights to Protestants and Jews
  • abolition of slavery in France
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19
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Olympe de Gouges : The Rights of Women

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1791

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20
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Louis 16 accepts the new constitution

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September 14, 1791

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21
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Legislative assembly following the National Constituent Assembly

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October 1, 1791

22
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Where did opposition rise in France ?

A

South, Vendée and Aslsace

23
Q

Declaration of Pilnitz

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August 27, 1791

24
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What was the Declaration of Pilnitz ?

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A statement from Marie-Antoinette’s brother (Leopold II king of Austria) expressing concerns over Republic’s wish to expend

25
Q

France declares war on Austria

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April 20, 1792

26
Q

Storming of the Tuileries Palace

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June 20, 1792

27
Q

Patrie en danger

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July 1792

28
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Brunswick manifesto

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August 1792

29
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What is the Brunswick manifesto ?

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made by the commander of the allied army warning that no harm should be made to the royal family otherwise civilians would be hurt

30
Q

end of monarchy

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August 10, 1792

31
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Insurrection in Vendée

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August 22, 1792

32
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slaughters in Paris prisons

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2 - 5 september 1792

33
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Why slaughters in Paris prisons ?

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fear that royal and foreign armies would free the inmates that would then join them

34
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victory at Valmy

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September 20, 1792

35
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Convention

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September 21, 1792

36
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Number of committees under the Convention and main ones

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16 :

  • General Security
  • Public Safety
37
Q

What did the republic promised to foreign countries ?

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«Fraternity and assistance to all peoples who want to recover their liberty»

38
Q

What did the republican army do in occupied territories ?

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Abolition of all feudal dures and tithes

39
Q

Louis XVI convicted of treason and put to death

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January 21, 1793

40
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Who did the terror aim for ?

A

enemies of the revolution

41
Q

Robespierre, Saint-Just and their partisans arrested

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July 27, 1794

42
Q

Committee of Public Safety : power greatly reduced

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July 1794

43
Q

Jacobins Clubs are banned

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November 1794

44
Q

new french constitution that founds the Directory

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August 1795

45
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name of the two assemblies under the Directory

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  • Council of five hundred that proposes legislation

- Council of the Ancients (250) that discusses and votes legislation

46
Q

What were the elements that caused an economic hardship for the directory ?

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  • destructions
  • military requisitions
  • inflation
47
Q

royalist insurrection crushed by Bonaparte in Paris

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October 5, 1795

48
Q

First campaign in Italy

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1796-1797

49
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Countries taking part in the second coalition of 1798

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Britain, Russia, Austria (Ottoman Empire, Naples, Sweden)

50
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Coup of the 18 Brumaire and Consulate

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November 10, 1799