The Consitutional Monarchy Flashcards
When was guillotine introduced
March 1792
When did the assembly abolish tithe and pluralism and end the privileges of the church
August 1789
When was the civil constitution of the clergy
July 1790
When did the church have to take the oath of loyalty
November 1790
When was the constitution officially introduced
September 1791
When was Cordeliers club founded
April 1790
When did rural revolution begin and last to ?
Began in 1790 And ended in 1792
Flight to Varennes?
June 1791
What happened on 24 June after the flight?
30,000 people marched to the National Assembly in support of petition from the Cordeliers club calling for kings dismissal
What happened on 16 July 1791
Assembly voted to suspend the king until the constitution was completed
When was the champ de Mars
17 July 1791
When was legislative assembly created
1 October 1791
What did the assembly do at end of 1791?
Two laws passed - one says non-jurors were suspects and another that all émigrés who did not return to France by jan 1792 would forefeit property and be declared traitors
What did the king do in relation to the assemblies laws in late 1791?
He vetoed these laws
Church lands were nationalised biens nationaux
November 1789
Gabelle was abolished when?
March 1790
When did political clubs first come around ?
After the meeting off estates general on May 1789
What happened at champ de Mars ?
50,000 people went to sign a republican petition -poorer sections of society
Commune under pressure form NA declared martial law and national guard was sent which fired on an unarmed crowd killing people
How did the assembly reform the taxation system?
Indirect taxes were abolished
Old direct taxes also
And the system of tax farming
What did the new financial system of the assembly entail ?
Land tax with no exemptions
A tax on movable goods paid by active citizens
Tax on commercial profits
Citizens paid according to their ability to do so
Benefits of new financial system?
Burden of tax fell mainly to Producers rather than consumers so benefitted the poor
Fairer as all property and income was taxes on same basis no privileges
Disadvantage of new financial system ?
System would have worked of there were enough officials to collect the taxes but the assembly refused to pay for them
When did the assembly introduce free trade in grain?
August 1789
When were internal tariffs abolished?
October 1790
This meant a national market was crated goods could move freely from one part to another without paying internal custom duties
What legal reforms were there?
All judges elected by active citizens and only those who had been lawyers for five years were eligible
Penal code more humane
Capital crimes reduced
What were the main terms of the civil constitution of the clergy ?
Dioceses to coincide with departments meaning number of bishoprics reduced and there were fewer bishops in general
Priests and bishops elected
Priests paid by state
Titles and offices not included in constitution were abolished
What was the reaction to the civil constitution of the clergy?
Most opposed idea of elections but willing to find a way to accept and avoid split
Clergy demanded reforms be submitted to national syod but this was not allowed
What is a national syod?
Assembly of representatives for whole church
Why did the church Havel take an oath of loyalty ?
As the clergy awaited the popes verdict who delayed so the assembly decreed they just take an oath which split the clergy forming two churches
Those who did not take the oath were known as ?
Non juring or refractory priests
What were the terms of the constitution of 1791?
Power passed from constituent assembly to legislative
Suspensive veto of the king
What powers did the king have or not have under the new constitution ?
Had right to appoint ministers and military commanders
Suspensive veto not on finances and up to four years only
He was dependent on assembly for foreign policy
Assembly passed laws which the king had to obey
Who were members of the jacobins and why?
High entrance fee meant wealthier of society
What was jacobin ideology ?
Based on combination of enlightenment and revolutionary practice
Came to reject monarchy
By 1792 favoured centralisation
What did the cordeliers favour ?
No membership fee more radical
Objected oassive and active citizens system
Wanted direct democracy whet voters choose deputies and right of insurrection
Why the flight ?
King regretted acceptance of civil constitution of clergy
Why was the flight significant ?
He had drawn up proclamation on true feelings of Rev and renounced it
Support for Republic grew
