timeline 1789-93 Flashcards
Meeting of the Estates General
First meeting 1789 5 May 3rd estate refused to give seats tension between the estates What is the third estate? Nothing What does it want to be? Something (Abbé Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès. ) The objective of the National Assembly was the new constitution for france
Tennis Court Oath
June 20, 1789
dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French nation (the Third Estate) during the meeting of the Estates-General (traditional assembly) at the beginning of the French Revolution. National assembly
Fall of the Bastille
Thousands of protesters stormed the Bastille, a royal stronghold, prison, and armoury in eastern Paris, on July 14th, 1789.
Abolition of feudal rights
The National Constituent Assembly, acting on the night of 4 August 1789, announced, “The National Assembly abolishes the feudal system entirely.” It abolished both the seigneurial rights of the Second Estate (the nobility) and the tithes gathered by the First Estate (the Catholic clergy).
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France’s National Constituent Assembly in 26th of August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population.
Louis taken from Versailles to Tuileries (Paris)
The October Days
In 5th and 6th 1789, thousands of Parisians, many of them were women, marched on the palace of Versailles to protest against the king’s governance.
Oath to the Civil Constitution
On 27 November 1790, the Assembly issued a decree that extended this compulsory oath to all members of the clergy. Under the terms of the Civil Constitution, each bishop was required to swear “loyalty to the nation, the law and the king” and “to support with all his power the constitution decreed by the National [Constituent] Assembly”.
Mirabeau’s death
2 April 1791 When he died (of natural causes), he was a great national hero, even though support for his moderate position was slipping away.
Flight to Varennes (from Paris)
20 Jun 1791 – 21 Jun 1791 Appalled by the growing radicalism of the revolution, particularly its attempts to regulate and control the church, Louis XVI agreed to abscond from the city
Champ de Mars
The Champ de Mars Massacre was a confrontation between civilians in Paris and soldiers of the National Guard in 17 July 1791
Declaration of war in response to “Declaration of Pillnitz”
Declaration of Pillnitz, joint declaration issued on August 27, 1791, by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and King Frederick William II of Prussia, urging European powers to unite to restore the monarchy in France; French King Louis XVI had been reduced to a constitutional monarch during the French Revolution.
Journee of 20th June
The Demonstration of 20 June 1792 (French: Journée du 20 juin 1792) was the last peaceful attempt made by the people of Paris to persuade King Louis XVI of France to abandon his current policy and attempt to follow what they believed to be a more empathetic approach to governing.
Brunswick Manifesto
The Brunswick Manifesto, demanding the protection of the king and the restoration of royal authority, was issued to the people of France by Charles, Duke of Brunswick, in 25 July 1792
Journee of 10th August
The Insurrection of 10 August 1792 was a defining event of the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a series of killings of prisoners in Paris that occurred in 1792, from Sunday Sept 2 until Thursday Sept 6, during the French Revolution.
