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T1: Causes of the Revolution Flashcards

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1
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series of bad harvests in the…

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1780s

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2
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PARTICULARLY bad harvest in…

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1788

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3
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price of bread in Paris increased by over 50%

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Aug 1788- March 1789

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4
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uprisings in Paris

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summer 1789

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5
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the Great Fear

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1789

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6
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what organisation was indirect tax collected by?

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La Ferme Generale

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7
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what percentage of state income did indirect taxes account for?

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55%

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8
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what percentage of state revenue was generated by direct taxation on land?

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only 1.6%

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9
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43% state expenditure was committed to debt

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1780

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10
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what was state revenue compared to expenditure in 1786?

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revenue = 472 million livres
expenditure = 633 million livres.

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11
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Louis XVI signed military alliance with the USA

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1778

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12
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how much did the American Revolutionary War cost France?

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1.3 bill livres

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13
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in 1788, what percentage of state expenditure was spent on debt?

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over 50%

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14
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what percentage of the states expenditure was by the royal court?

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6%

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15
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how many people bought venal titles in the 18th century?

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30,000-50,000

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16
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Thew Affair of the Diamond Necklace

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1785

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17
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financial crisis reached a head, MA spent time on her model farm

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1787-9

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18
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Turgot appointed controller-general

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1774

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19
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Turgot’s free trade reforms, combined with bad harvests, caused price rises and unrest

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1775

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20
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Turgot is forced to resign

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1776

21
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Turgot attempts to introduce reforms that introduce a property tax payable by all 3 estates- encroaches on privileges of 1st and 2nd

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1776

22
Q

Necker is appointed minister of finance

A

1776

23
Q

Necker publishes Compte rendu au roi

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1781

24
Q

stats in Compte rendu au roi?

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claimed surplus of 10 mill livres, actually a deficit of 46 mill livres

25
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Necker attempted to abolish venal titles and was forced to resign

A

1781

26
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Calonne made controller-general

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1783

27
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Calonne warns that France is on the verge of bankruptcy

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1786

28
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The Assembly of Notables refuses Calonne’s proposals for sale of Church land and universal land tax

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1687 (Assembly gathers Feb 1687)

29
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Calonne is dismissed by Louis

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1687

30
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Archbishop Brienne appointed controller-general

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1687

31
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Paris parlement refuse to sanction Brienne’s universal land tax

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July 1687

32
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Louis exiled the Paris parlement

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15th Aug 1687

33
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Revolt of Grenoble / ‘Day of Tiles’

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June 1688

34
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France declared bankrupt

A

16th Aug 1688

35
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Brienne dismissed and Necked re-appointed

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1788

36
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Abbe Sieyes publishes ‘What is the Third Estate?’

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jan 1789

37
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Cahiers de doleances drawn up.

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march-april 1789

38
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Estates-General convenes at the Palace of Versailles.

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5th may 1789

39
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The Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.

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17th June 1789

40
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The First Estate vote to join the Third Estate in the National Assembly

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19th June 1789 (2 days after NA declared)

41
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The Tennis Court Oath.

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20th June 1789

42
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Seance Royale presented to the three estates

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23rd June 1789

43
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The three estates join together and the National Assembly is legitimised by Louis

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24th June 1789

44
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Louis calls troops into Paris and Versailles.

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July 1789

45
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Necker dismissed, triggers unrest in Paris

A

11th July 1789

46
Q

The storming of the Bastille.

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14th July 1789

47
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When was the Paris Commune established by the Parisian bourgeoisie to govern the city?

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after the storming of the Bastille 14th July 1789

48
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When was the National Guard created by the Paris Commune, with the Marquis de Lafayette appointed as its commander?

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15th July 1789

49
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The Great Fear

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July-August 1789

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