Reaction to change, at home and abroad Flashcards
What was the name of Marat’s radical newspaper?
L’ami du peuple
What was the Le Chapelier Law?
Prohibition of strikes and trade unions.
Who were the ‘salon francais’?
Royalist political club.
Who were the prominent members of the Society of 1789?
Lafayette, Bailly, Sieyes, Mirabeau, Condorcet
Who were the Jacobins?
Successor of the Breton club at the EG, radical but still bourgeois
Who were the Feuillants?
More moderate Jacobins who broke away in July 1791.
Who were the Cordeliers?
More populist - run by Marat, Danton, Desmoulins. Membership open to all.
What was the importance of the political clubs?
They gave petitions to the assembly, influenced ordinary people of Paris through publications, and would eventually end up as the French government.
Who was Jacques Hebert?
Radical newspaper writer - satirical newspaper called Le Pere Duchesne
What was the significance of Mirabeau’s death in April 1791?
Loss of mediator between King and the NCA.
What long term factors contributed to the flight to Varennes?
Louis’ dissatisfaction with the CCoftheC; feeling of imprisonment in Paris since the October Days; dissatisfaction with the NCA and the Constitution
What happened at Easter 1791?
Royal family try to spend mass at St Cloud (outside Paris) - mob forces them back.
What went wrong in the attempted Flight to Montmedy?
The family travelled together, the departure was severely delayed, soldiers were not at their posts due to the delay.
What was the outcome of the Flight to Varennes?
Shattered public affection for monarchy; deepened social divisions; intensified fear of Austria.
What was the Padua Circula?
Declaration by Leopold II of the HRE on July 6th, inviting European monarchs to help Louis.
