The experiment in constitutional monarchy, 1789-1792 - NEEDED FOR EXAM Flashcards
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Who were the sans-culottes?
Working-class radical left-wing supporters D
Which two prominent figures did the sans-culottes support?
- Marat
- Danton
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Which two locations did the sans-culottes meet in and when?
The Cordeliers Club pre-1792
The Paris sections post-1792
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What social group made up the majority of the sans-culottes? 1 example
Artisans - e.g. craftsmen
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What did all sans-culottes share?
A hatred of the ‘selfish wealth’ of the bourgeoisie
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What imbalance could be detrimental to the sans-culottes?
An imbalance between wages and the cost of living - the difference between acceptable existence and destitution
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Why were the sans-culottes given their name?
Because they deliberately chose to dress down
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What would the sans-culottes not wear?
Silk knee breeches with stockings due to them being worn by the higher class D
What colours/patterns were the sans-culottes clothes?
Striped and red/white and blue for the tricolore cockade
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What were the Parisian sections?
A basic unit of the municipal government in France
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How many sections of Paris were there and what were they known for?
48 sections were divisions of the Commune, known for their militancy
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Which group dominated many assemblies of the sections?
The sans-culottes
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How were most of the revolutionary journees organised?
Through the sections with the sans-culottes
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When was the journee of June 1792 and why was it that particular date?
20 June 1792 as it was the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath
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How did the journee of the 20th June 92 begin?
8,000 sans-culottes and some National Guards marched to the Tuileries
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What did the sans-culottes demand in the journee of 20th June 92
That Louis withdraw his vetoes and reinstate pro-war ministers
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How did Louis respond to the journee of 20th June 92?
He opened his doors to the crowds, appeared in person and placed a bonnet rouge on his head, and toasted the nation
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How did the crowd respond to Louis on the journee of 20th June 92?
They were satisfied despite him making no promises in response to their questions and then withdrew
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How did the moderates react to the journee of 20th June 92?
They found it unsettling so Lafayette visited the Assembly
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After the journee of 20th June 92, when did Lafayette visit the Assembly and what did he want?
28th of June 92 and he demanded action against the protestors
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What news on 2 July 92 justified the sans-culottes’ demands on the journee of 20th June?
News that the Army of the North was in retreat
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On July 11 92, what decree was issued and why?
The decree la patrie en danger (the fatherland in danger) in response to French reverses in the war
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What did the decree la patrie en danger call on?
That all men should support the war effort
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What did Robespierre do in the Assembly in July 92?
Give a speech that France should become a republic
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Which three groups of people supported Robespierre’s speech about France as a republic?
The Paris Commune, the Paris sections and left-wing radicals
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What did Robespierre’s July speech argue?
That there should be elections to a National Convention that both active and passive citizens would have a vote in
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What manifesto arrived on August 1 ‘92 and who wrote it?
The Brunswick Manifesto written by the Duke of Brunswick
What two things did the Brunswick Manifesto say?
- That any National Guardsmen captured by Austrians would be killed
- Paris would suffer if any harm came to Louis XVI
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What happened on the 10 August 1792?
A second sans-culottes march to the Tuileries Palace
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How many sans-culottes and federes marched on 10 August 92?
20,000 sans-culottes and 2000 federes
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Who else accompanied the federes and sans-culottes marching on the Tuileries Palace on the journee of 10 Aug 92?
The National Guards from more revolutionary Paris sections
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