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The experiment in constitutional monarchy, 1789–1792 Flashcards

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4th May 1789: The procession of the Estates-General. What was significant about this procession?

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5th May 1789: Louis and Necker made speeches at the opening session of the Estates-General. Why were these problematic?

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May 1789: The Estates-General was in a state of paralysis. Why?

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May 1789: Crowds increasingly gathered in Versailles and Paris, particularly in the Palais Royal. Who owned the Palais Royal? What was his influence?

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4th June 1789: The King lost his concentration on the Estates-General. Why?

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17th June 1789: The Third Estate voted to call itself the “National Assembly”. Effect of this? And what was the clergy’s response?

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20th June 1789: Tennis Court Oath. Why did the Assembly meet here? Who was involved? What did they swear?

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23rd June 1789: The Séance Royale. What did the King promise? Why was this session still unsatisfactory for many?

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23rd June 1789: The Séance Royale. Reaction of deputies from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Estates? Reaction of crowds in Paris and Versailles?

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26th June 1789: Louis brought 4800 extra troops to Paris. Why? Effect?

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27th June 1789: Louis recognised the National Assembly. What else did he do on this day? Effect?

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11th June 1789: Dismissal of Necker. Effect?

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12th -13th July 1789: Paris mobs started causing unrest. Why?

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14th July 1789: Storming of the Bastille. Who was involved? Why did they do it? Effect?

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14th-15th July 1789: Establishment of the Paris Commune, in control of the National Guard. Who dominated these bodies? Purpose?

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17th July 1789: King addressed Parisians after the storming of the Bastille. What did he say?

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Late July 1789: Municipal revolution. What was this?

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17th July – 3rd August 1789: The Great Fear. What did this involve?

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August 4th 1789: August Decrees were made. Name six reforms.

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August 4th 1789: August Decrees were made. King’s response?

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August 26th 1789: Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen. Name six reforms.

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August 26th 1789: Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen. King’s response?

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September 1789: An agreement was made on the King’s power to veto in the new Constitution. What agreement was made?

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September 1789: A “patriotic contribution” was ordered. What was this and was it effective?

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5th October 1789: The October Days. Who marched on Versailles and why?

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October 1789: The King was taken from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace in Paris. What other political developments accompanied this move?

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November 1789: The old provinces were removed. What was put in their place? Why? How were these established in 1790?

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November 1789: “Les Actes des Apotres” was first published. What was this?

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Late 1789/early 1790: Reforms were made to the Church. Give at least four examples of reforms made before the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

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January 1790: The Jacobin club formed (though had, under a different name, already essentially been in existence). What were this club’s key beliefs? Membership? Key leaders?

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March 1790: Abolition of the gabelle. What was this?

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April 1790: The Cordeliers Club formed. What were this club’s key beliefs? Membership? Key leaders?

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From June 1790: The state began to sell Church land. Give statistics to show how much land was sold, and to which groups in society.

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12th June 1790. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy. Give at least four aspects of this that caused trouble.

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By August 1790: Legal reforms had been created. Give at least eight reforms and their effects.

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December 1790. The King (reluctantly) agreed to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. In 1790, how did others respond to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

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December 1790. The King (reluctantly) agreed to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. In 1790, how did the Pope respond?

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December 1790. The King (reluctantly) agreed to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. In 1790, how did the Clergy respond? What percentage accepted the oath?

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April 1791: The Pope made his official response to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. What did he say? What effect did this have?

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18th April 1791: The King wished to attend Mass, celebrated by a refractory priest. What happened?

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June 1791: Le Chapelier Law. What did this do?

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20/21st June 1791: The Flight to Varennes. Why did the King do this? What did he write on his departure? How was he captured? What was the result?

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17th July 1791: The Champs de Mars Massacre. What was this and what happened in the aftermath?

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July 1791: The Feuillant Club formed. What were this club’s key beliefs? Membership? Key leaders?

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27th August 1791: The Declaration of Pillnitz. What was this, and what was its impact?

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September 1791: The Constitution was adopted, and the King (reluctantly) agreed to it. In this Constitution, what power did the King have? What limited his power? What title did the King hold and what was the significance of this?

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September 1791: The Constitution was adopted, and the King (reluctantly) agreed to it. In this Constitution, how often should elections be held? Who was able to vote and why was this arrangement made?

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September 1791: The Constitution was adopted, and the King (reluctantly) agreed to it. What was the influence of Montesquieu in this Constitution?

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By late 1791: A programme of economic restructuring was established. Give details of proposals and relative success.

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1st October 1791: The Legislative Assembly met for the first time. What percentage of active citizens voted? What proportion of those elected were Republican?

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9th November 1791: Decree against the emigres. What did this say? How did Louis respond?

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29th November 1791: The Assembly started acting against refractory priests. What was this measure? How did Louis respond?

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End of 1791/early 1792: Brissot (who led the Brissotins/Girondins) argued in favour of war. Who else supported war with the Austrians? Why? Who opposed war? Why?

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