The Calling Of The Estates General Flashcards
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Date of the Hail storm
13th July 1788
What was unique about the winter of 1788-89
It was the longest and coldest winter for the people’s living memory
What did Calonne do regarding trade that fucked things up in the future
He removed grain control which meant there were no surpluses of grain after 1787
After the hail storm what happened to grain prices
They peaked in Paris on 14th July 1789, a price that hadn’t been matched since Louis XIV’s reign
In normal times how much of wages did bread take up compared to after the storm
In normal times they absorbed anything between a third and a half of an urban worker’s wage
Doing 1789 this rose to two thirds for THE BEST OFF and as bad as 9/10 for the worst
What else to high bread prices impact
No money left to spare for consumer goods
Industry slumped
How much did production fall by and where in particular
In some areas production fell by up to 50% and there were widespread redundancies in textile towns like Rouen, Lyons and Nimes
How many people unemployed in Lyons 1789
Between 20,000-30,000 silk workers unemployed
Who did people blame for unemployment and poverty and hunger
Blamed technology for undercutting tradition BUT ALSO BLAMED CALONNE AND THE KING BY ASSOCIATION
Why did the people blame Calonne
1786 commercial treaty with Great Britain allowing Britain access to French markets
Would the 1786 commercial treaty actually make a difference
It didn’t do all the damage as attributed it wouldn’t have had time, but it made things worse and all that matters is that the French people believed it did all the damage
So the 2 bad things Calonne did
Free trade on grain 1787 no surpluses to aid starvation or lower price
1786 commercial treaty with Great Britain
Bcos of grain and unemployment and natural disaster how’d France feel
Everyone affected and monarchy failed majority
Changes seem as only way for improvement
What months did the first assembly of notables happen
February - May 1787
How many people in A of N
144
Was A of N what Calonne and King thought they’d be
No they thought they’d agree to everything but they didn’t they were super preachy n enlightened
What did the A of N have problems with
Clergy hostile to plans 2 tax church (c=brienne)
A not convinced situation was bad enough to warrant such dramatic change
Calonne rebelled compte rendu error and this made ass hate Calonne and see him a blame shifter
What did Calonne do after Assembly of Notables questioned him
Calonne got triggered and swept away legitimate criticisms and published articles accusing the Notables of allowing self-interest to stand in the way of change which was untrue and made things worse
Notables influenced by enlightenment and open to change and new fairer taxation system but they didn’t like Calonne
Saw him as an example of ‘ministerial despotism’
Did Louis want to support Calonne
Yes and he did for a bit until MA made him fire him in April 1787
When was Calonne dismisses d
April 1787
Who was Calonne replace with
Brienne
Brienne plans overshadowed by
Desperate need for money
Assembly became too used to what
Challenging the Kings representative
