Political clubs

Question 1

Noble faction et at the salon francais

Answer 1

• Produced les actus des apôtres
• Satirical pamphlet which defended the monarchy

Question 2

Society of 89

Answer 2

Founded by sieyes
Constitutional monarchists
Met at the place royal and changed a high entry fee
Member inclined lafayette bailly and mirabeau

Question 3

Jacobin club

Answer 3

• Left winged (originally moderate)
• First set up in versaille may 1789
• By august 1790 there were 152 clubs across France
• Bourgeois membership with high entry fee
• advocating for establishment of the republic, abolition of the monarchy and extensive social reforms
• Robespierre elected the president in April 1790

Question 4

Cordeliers club

Answer 4

• Radical Left winged
• Began in april 1790 by Danton and Desmoulin
• Claims to protect citizens rights and keep watch on the activities of the assembly
• Entry fee was minimal and membership was open to all including women and Marat
• criticised constitutional monarchy
• direct democracy

Question 5

Feuillants

Answer 5

• moderate faction that emerged out of the Jacobins
• supported the constitutional monarchy and the constitution of 1791 and wanted to preserve it

Question 6

Girondins

Answer 6

• initially aligned with the jacobins
• became more moderate

Question 7

why were clubs influential

Answer 7

• Clubs were influential as they included members from all sections of society
• Provided a platform for propaganda
• Delivered their views as petitions to the assembly allowing them to influence decisions

Question 8

3 dominant politician journalist were

Answer 8

Desmoulin
Editor of les révolution de france et de brabant
Low cost nationwide paper which attacked the monarchy

Marat
Author of l’ami du peuple
Popular amongst the working class and consented of letter from marat to readers

Herbert
Author of le pere duchesne
Humor publication popular with workers
Had a cult following of higher classes who were true to the revolution