The End Of The Ancien Regime

Question 1

When did the estates general meet?

Answer 1

5 May 1789

Question 2

When was the tennis court oath?

Answer 2

20 June 1789

Question 3

What did the tennis court oath proclaim?

Answer 3

Not to disperse until France had constitution

Question 4

What did the third estate rename themselves?

Answer 4

National Assembly

Question 5

How did Louis respond to the tennis court oath?

Answer 5

Military action, troops to Paris and Versailles

Question 6

Where did they talk about revolution?

Answer 6

Palais royal

Question 7

When was Necker dismissed?

Answer 7

11 July 1789

Question 8

What did the dismissal of Necker cause?

Answer 8

Fear of Louis using force against assembly- fear was harnessed by Revolutionary leaders at the Palais-Royal. 2 days of riots and protests follow in Paris

Question 9

Which police force joined the storm of Bastille?

Answer 9

Guardes francaise

Question 10

When was commune set up?

Answer 10

15 July 1789

Question 11

When was storm on Bastille?

Answer 11

14 July 1789

Question 12

When was the great fear and what was it?

Answer 12

June July 1789- attacks on grain and chateau

Question 13

When was the August Decrees?

Answer 13

5 August 1789

Question 14

When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

Answer 14

26 August 1789

Question 15

What caused October days?

Answer 15

Banquet for Flanders regiment and food shortage in Paris

Question 16

When was the storm of the hotel de ville?

Answer 16

5 October 1789

Question 17

Significance of hotel de ville?

Answer 17

King accepted August Decrees and declaration- essentially now a prisoner in Paris

Question 18

Example of 1789 revolutionary action in Paris

Answer 18

28 August- factory Revellion was set on fire- protests caused by economic crisis

Question 19

Victim of the Storming of the Bastille

Answer 19

De Launy decapitated

Question 20

Impacts of the storm of the Bastille

Answer 20

King lost control of Paris (electors set up a Commune to run the city), the Assembly prepared to draw up a constitution, real power was not with the elected representatives if the people, Louis had to share his power with the National Assembly, Louis could no longer dictate to the National Assembly because he could no longer rely on the army, news of the Fall of the Bastille spread around France and intensified activity (Municipal Revolution in the provinces and peasant revolts immediately in places like Normandy)

Question 21

King’s response to the storm of the Bastille

Answer 21

Visited Paris on 17 July, recognised the Commune and more the cockade of the revolution

Question 22

Cause of the great fear

Answer 22

somewhat the storm of the Bastille

Question 23

Significance of the August decrees

Answer 23

Abolished feudalism- tithes, venality, tax privileges, special privileges (tax exemption) abolished. All citizens were eligible for office. Prepared the ground for the creation of a constitution.