Pre Estates General

Question 1

When was bankruptcy declared

Answer 1

August 1788

Question 2

Riot at what factory

Answer 2

2 day rioting at factory of manufacturer réveillon as there were rumours of them cutting wages

Rioting needed troops to restore order

Question 3

What was there growing discontent toward at this time

Answer 3

The economic situation

Question 4

Who pioneered the 3rd estate

Answer 4

Abbé Sieyès

Question 5

What did sieyès argue

Answer 5

The third estate was “the nation” and had every right to act alone if others refused to join it

Question 6

Did sieyes persuade other clerics

Answer 6

Some joined the third estate deputies during the week of the tenth of June

Question 7

During week of the 10th of June who joined third estate deputies

Answer 7

Some clerics NO NOBLES

Question 8

Sieyes pamphlet

Answer 8

What is the third estate ?

Question 9

Date of third estate voting to name themselves the National Assembly

Answer 9

17th June 1789

Question 10

When did kings son die

Answer 10

4th June 1789

Question 11

When did the clergy join the National Assembly

Answer 11

19th of June

Question 12

Where did the National Assembly meet

Answer 12

The Salon des Menus Plaisirs

Question 13

Date of tennis court oath

Answer 13

20th June 1789

Question 14

Elected president of National Assembly

Answer 14

Jean-Sylvain Bailly

Question 15

Oath sworn consisted of

Answer 15

Promised never to disband no matter where they were forced to meet not until France had a new constitution

Question 16

Tennis court oath refusing to stop until France had a new constitution was …

Answer 16

A direct challenge to the position of the king

Question 17

What happened on 23rd of June in royal session following tennis court oath

Answer 17

Louis accepted principle of consent to new tax and fairer land tax based on value of land not social status
BUT Refused to call them National Assembly and continued to demand that the estates meet separately

Question 18

What did Louis do to the fuck shit up on 23rd of June 1789 at royal session following tennis court oath

Answer 18

Refused to call them the National Assembly

Wanted go continue to have the estates meet selerately

Question 19

What did people do in protest to Louis at royal session the 23d of June

Answer 19

Some members refused to leave the session in an open display of defiance

Question 20

Date of when Lou brought in 4800 extra troops to Paris

Answer 20

26th June 1789

Question 21

How did Louis fix things tho following first royal session après the tennis court oath

Answer 21

27th June

L rescinded the order of the royal session, recognising the National Assembly and permitting voting by head

Question 22

But he deputies feelings about Louis even after recognising the National Assembly

Answer 22

Suspicious YO

espeso cos he kept bringing in more troops

Question 23

By 4th July 1789 how many troops in Paris

Answer 23

30,000

Question 24

Fact abt the 30,000 troops in Paris

Answer 24

Many were foreign mercenaries since the King cldnt rely on the THE loyalty of French troops

Question 25

What did King then do which made people feel even weirder abt him

Answer 25

Dismissed necker 11 th July and replaced him with conservative Breteuil, which to people confirmed popular fears king was seeking to prevent change and regress on promise

Question 26

July 1789

Answer 26

By the 4th there were 30,000 troops
11th July necker dismissed Breteuil brought it
Economic conditions all time low by 14th July bread prices were the highest they’d been since 1715

Question 27

Literacy rate among Parisians

Answer 27

50% among men

25% among women

Question 28

Tumours 1789

Answer 28

Deputies wld be arrested

Corn dealers and speculators were hoarding grain to push up prices