The Revolution May-October 1789 Flashcards
When was the first session of the EG
5 may 1789
What was the third estates pressing concerns (2+)
No agenda put forward for a reform package with positive policy proposals for discussion
No clear indication if the procedures to be adopted - didn’t know how meetings would proceed or voting would work
What did the promoting from Sieyes lead to + when
17 June third estate voted
491 votes to 90 to call itself the National Assembly
Other estates invited to join + 19 June the clergy did so
Why did the third estate want to be known as the national spassembly (2)
To assert its right to represent the nation
To assert its intention to go ahead and make its own decisions about the future of the French state
When did the kings son die + of what
Tuberculosis
4 June 1789
When did the deputies find the doors locked + what (3+)
20 June 1789
Presence of royal troops
Lead by elected president Jean-Sylvain Bailly they made there way to nearest indoor space = tennis court
What did the NA swear as the tennis court oath
Promised never to disband no matter where they were forced to meet until France had a new constitution
What was the tennis court oath (in respect to the king) (2)
Direct challenge to the position if the king
Formation of the NA and oath = first revolutionary actions
David’s painting of the tennis court oath meanings (6)
Wind = freedom blows through
Light = truth shines in the room
Outstretched arms = justice
Hands on heart = sincerity
Man writing = new ideas
Inside out umbrella = upheaval of society
What angered the deputies during the difficult royal session (2)
Louis refused to use NA and continued to call them the EG
Demanded they meet separately
What did the king do because he was weary of the fury bought up against the court (2)
26 June 1789
Bought 4800 extra troops to Paris
When did Louis do what the third estate wanted + what (3)
27 June
Recognised the NA
Permitted voting by head
What was going on in France in early July (2)
Just under 30,000 troops in and around the capital
4 July 1789
The position of the Parisians (2+)
Dismal of necker 11 July = confirmed fears king wanted to prevent reform
Poor harvest sent bread prices up = by 14 July highest been since 1715
Specific influences on Parisians (6)
Bad harvest
Compilation of cahiers = aroused political passion
Troops surrounding Paris bred fear
Pamphlets and newspapers widely available
1789 = influx migrate workers in Paris
Fears of wage reductions and unemployment
What + where parks and electors do (2)
Met at the hotel de ville
Set up a committee = commune to control the city
Organised the establishment of the national guard = volunteers = police the city
How did Paris try to defend itself and when SoB (4)
14 July 1789
Crowd of 8000 descended on les Invalides
32,000 muskets and some artillery were found
Useless without gunpowder
Who made there way to the bastille (3)
National guard
Commune
Swelling crowd
When was the stroking of the bastille + killed any? (3)
14 July
The governor marquis de Launay = captured, decapitated and head put on pole
70 attackers killed
After the bastille what + when (4+)
17 July 1789
King persuaded to go to Paris and address the Parisians on the steps of the hotel de ville
Wearing the revolutionary cockade alongside Bailly and Lafayette
Announced the reinstatement of Necker, acceptance of NA, Paris commune and National guard
What was symbolic about the storming of the bastille
Demonstrated the kings total loss of authority and its importance for the revolution is still celebrated in France today
Developments in Versailles and Paris do to towns
Angry mons attacked the houses of magistrates and royal officers forcing them to flee
Developments in Paris affect on countryside (3)
Peasants felt the reports from Paris would mean the end of their burdens and bring new wealth and status
Refused to pay tax and attacked houses of landlords
Armed themselves, burnt hedges, fences and barns
What was the main things peasants sought out after bastille in countryside (3+)
Sought their masters deeds listing the landowners feudal rights
Records of sales and obligations which recorded dues owed
Peasant thought if these were burned they’d have no feudal obligations
When was the great fear
17 July and 3 august 1789
What rumours caused the great fear (2)
Nobles were stealing grain from the fields or preparing to attack farming families
Nobles who fled abroad were on their way back with foreign armies = wreak vengeance on peasants
When did the assembly respond the the great fear
4 august 1789
How did the NA respond to the great fear (2)
Appease the peasants and prevent further rural disorder
Abolished feudal rights
What decrees were worked out following the abolishment of feudal dues (5)
All tithes and fees abolished
No more venality
All citizens would pay same tax on everything
All specific privileges from provinces to communities were abolished
All citizens eligible for civilian and military positions
When was the DotRoMatC drawn up and passed
26 august 1789
Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen (3)
Derived from enlightenment principles
Full of abstract statements concerning political society and the importance of the nation
Framework for the details of a new constitution
When were the august decrees passed
4 august 1789
Kings response to DotRoMatC and august decrees
Refused them and suggested former acceptance of NA was in doubt
How did the assembly try to curb the kings power
Offered him a suspensory veto = power to delay legislation rather than forbid it entirely
Catalyst for further crowd action (4)
Banquet held to celebrate return of the Flanders regiment
Soldiers toasts a don oaths of loyalty to the king + reports they desecrated the revolutionary tricolore = intense public outrage
When was the march to Versailles and when (2)
5 October 1789
6000-7000 people with women in majority set out from Paris to Versailles
What did the king agree to following the march to Versailles (3)
Promised to provide more grain for Parisians
Forced to accept the august decrees + DoR
Agreed to demands that he and his family move to Paris
When was the royal family taken to Paris
6 October
Impact of the march to Versailles (3)
Court and assembly now both in Paris
Future of France was no longer left merely to the discretion of deputies
Both king and politicians subject to constant scrutiny of Parisian mobs
