Identify "Demands on the Monarchy"- The demands on the monarchy were simple. They wanted to be taken care of and fed properly.
Voting By Order- Not by a monarchy but instead a vote by the people. A step towards democracy.
The Third Estate proclaims itself to be the National Assembly (1789)
Identify "The Tennis Court Oath"- a pledge signed by 577 members of France's Third Estate on June 20, 1789. It was an early beginning in starting the French Revolution.
Identify "Louis XVI Versus the National Assembly"- Louis XVI fought to prevent the affects of the National Assembly.
A Paris Mob storms the Bastille (1789)
Describe what happened- The insurgents invaded the H�tel des Invalides to gather arms, and then attacked the Bastille. At this point, the jail was nearly empty, housing only seven inmates: four forgers, two "lunatics" and one "deviant" aristocrat, the Comte de Solages.
Jacques Necker's restoration- he sought to restore the nation's financial position and gain popular confidence. In 1781 he published his Compte rendu, which stated that the government was in a sound financial position. He then demanded greater reform powers and was opposed by the comte de Maurepas, who resented his increased influence.
Jean Bailly's promotion (1736-1793)- He was elected (1789) from Paris to the States-General and was chosen president of the National Assembly. Mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, he lost favor with the popular elements that pushed the French Revolution onward.
Marquis de Lafayette's promotion (1757-1834)- He had been promoted (1781) to the rank of mar�chal de camp (brigadier general) in the French army, and he received every token of regard from his sovereign and his countrymen. He visited the United States again in 1784, and remained some five months as the guest of the nation.
How did the revolt affect most aristocrats?- The revolt had a negative outcome for the aristocrats. It marked the end of their power in the government.
The Great Fear Sweeps the French countryside (1789)
Describe- occurred in July and August of 1789 in France at the start of the French Revolution. Rumors spread among the peasantry that nobles had hired brigands to march on villages and destroy the peasants' new harvest.
Effects- peasants sacked the castles of the nobles and burned documentation recording feudal obligations. This event led to the abolition of serfdom and feudal obligations, and brought up the need for a new class structure.
The National Assembly approves the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the
citizen (1789)
Describe the Declaration of the Rights of Man- one of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution, defining a set of individual rights and collective rights of the people. It was adopted August 26, 1789, by the National Constituent Assembly, as the first step toward writing a constitution.
Declaration of the Rights of Women- Olympe de Gouges, a butcher's daughter, proved to be one of the most outspoken and articulate women revolutionaries. In 1791 she wrote the declaration, directly challenging the inferiority presumed of women by the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Her attempts to push this idea lead to her being charged with treason during the rule of the National Convention. She was quickly arrested, tried, and on November 3, 1793, executed by the guillotine.
Mob Action (1789)
Political Clubs- number of major cities throughout revolutionary Europe, political clubs played a significant political role. In the absence of pre-exiting institutions that could be adapted to democratic political life, popular societies offered a tempting vehicle for mass participation in a setting of revolutionary ferment and great popular expectations. Yet it was Paris, whose experience was to serve as inspiration to the rest of Europe, that witnessed the fullest flowering of the club phenomenon.