UNIT 1- 1789 Beginnings of Change Flashcards
The Wall Paper Factory Rebellion
April 1789
Happened after the owner was an advocate for lowering in wages,
Attacked the factory
2 days of rebellion until troops were called in order to restore order.
Louis’ actions towards the revolt of the nobles. What did they think in response?
Conflict with the nobles began to spin out of his control, so he responded with the May edicts. These edicts removed some parliamentary powers. Created a new plenary court of nobles, officers, magistrates that will be appointed by the King directly, to get could remonstrate.
Number of judges were decreased. They became increasingly angry as they were losing their power.
Political breakdown of authority 1787-88, ____ 17__
Remonstrance are flooding in from everywhere- calling to end letters de cachet and royal tyrant.
Enlightenment encouraged pamphlets calling reforms.
Authority collapsed
Taxes unpaid
Uprisings everywhere (nobles)
June 1788 ‘Day of Tiles’
Soldiers sent to grenoble to restore order, pelted by roof tiles. Symbol of the common person’s resistance to oppression, growing power of public sentiment, involvement of the ordinary people. Prelude to the French revolution.
‘Day of _____’, 1788
June 1788 ‘Day of Tiles’
Soldiers were sent to Grenoble to restore order, pelted by roof tiles. Symbol of the common person’s resistance to oppression, the growing power of public sentiment, and the involvement of the ordinary people. Prelude to the French Revolution.
The Tennis Court Oath escalation
10th June, 3rd estate declares they will check credentials on their own.
A few days later, priests join them.
17th June, the 3rd estate claims they are the national assembly.
4 days later, the clergy voted to join the national assembly.
20th of June, Tennis Court Oath
Tennis Court Oath
June 20, 1789
in response to finding themselves locked out of their meeting hall in Versailles.
Included Jean-Sylvain Bailly, protestant Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Etienne, Carthusian monk Dom Chrisophe-Antoine Gerle.
Political Pamphlet in 1789
January- Abbe Sieyes, What is the Third Estate?
Says that the Third Estate is France’s only legitamate estate and should replace the first and second.
August decrees- What changes were made?
Tithes and fees were abolished.
All seigniorial courts were abolished with no compensation.
No more veniality
All citizens pay same amount of tax
Province-specific privileges were abolished
All citizens could work in any military or eccelastical positions.
Tithes abolished
Consequences of august decrees
Inspiration for the Dec of Rights of Man and Citizen
End of fuedal system
Weakening of monarchy
Financial privilidges of Church lost
Dismantling the powers of the Church- church lands
-Church lands used as a solution to money problems
-State took payments from clergy
-Bonds called ‘Assignants’ were sold
-Type of investment
Storming of the Bastille
Date-14th July
Cause- Rising bread prises, economic hardships and fear of royal conspiracies
Events- Afternoon- crowds gathered around the Bastille, a symbol of royal tyranny. Launay, the govenor, refused to surrender, and after hours of battling he surrendered. They killed and beheaded Launay.
Consequences- Undercurrent of violence created. Went unpunished so this was futher enhanced. Fear in aristocracy (Fligh to Varenne)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
26th December 1789
📜 1. Equality Before the Law – All men are born free and equal in rights.
🗳 2. Popular Sovereignty – Power belongs to the people, not the king.
🗣 3. Freedom of Speech & Press – Citizens have the right to express their opinions.
⛪ 4. Religious Freedom – People can practice any religion without persecution.
⚖ 5. Fair Justice System – No one can be arrested or punished without a fair trial.
💰 6. Taxation Based on Ability to Pay – Taxes should be fair and equal for all.
Excluded Women and slaves.
October days
5-6th October 1789
Causes:
🍞 Bread Shortages – Rising bread prices caused hunger and unrest.
👑 King’s Resistance to Reforms – Louis XVI hesitated to approve the August Decrees and the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
🥖 Rumors and Anger – Reports spread that royalist troops had insulted the new tricolor revolution flag at a royal banquet.
Events-
📍 5 October 1789 – Women’s March on Versailles
6,000–7,000 women, joined by some men and National Guards, marched from Paris to Versailles (about 20 km).
They demanded bread and action from the king.
🏰 6 October 1789 – The King’s Return to Paris
The crowd stormed the palace, killing royal guards.
They forced Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their son to move to the Tuileries Palace in Paris, where they were kept under surveillance.
