The Old Regime
This belief held that a king's authority came from God.
Divine Right
This Enlightenment thingker argued that government power should be divided among brances
Montesquieu
Delegates made this pledge to remain together until they had written a constitution
Tennis Court Oath
This Document proclaimed revolutionary principles of liberty and legal equality
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The French king attemped to escpae in June 1791
Louis XVI
These educated, prosperous members of the Third Estate included merchants and lawyers.
The Bourgeoisie
This principle divides lawmaking, enforcement, and judicial authoruty so now single branch controls everything
Separation of Powers
The Storming of this Paris fortress demonstrated the power of revolutionary crowds
The Bastille
This document established how France's constitutional monarchy would operate
Constitution of 1791
This foreign warning threatened Paris with destruction if the royal family was harmed
Brunswick Manifesto
This voting system allowed the First and Second Estates to outvote the Third Estate, two votes to one.
The Declaration challenged divine right by stating that political authority came from this source
The Nation / The People
This wave of panic in the Countryside led peasants to attack noble property and destroy feudal records
The Great Fear
Explain how the purposes of the Declaration and the Constitution differed
Declaration - Rights of People and Principles
Constituion - How the Government would operate
Explain why Louis's escape attempt weakened support for constitutional monarchy
Opposed the political system whose laws he was expected to enforce
A wealthy merchant could resent the Old Regime because legal privileges depended on this rather than his success
Birth or Inherited Social Status
Explain how separation of powers challeneged aboslute Monarchy
Limited the kings authority by divinding power among brances that could check one another
Explain what peasants hope to accomplish by destroying records of feudal dues
Weaken claims to collect payments and enforce feudal obligations
Explain why peasants might support ending noble privileges but oppose government reforms of the Catholic Church
Resent 3rd estate burdens, but value the Church's religious role and independence
Explain why the Brunswick Manifesto increased hotility toward Louis instead of protecting his position
Linked the royal family to foregin armies threatening the French people
Explain why rising bread prices became a threat to the government rather than remaining only an economic problem
Hunger made unequal taxes and privileges harder to tolerate, encouraging demands for government action
Chose an Enlightment thinker studied in class. Explain his idea, The Old Regime feature it challenged and why privileged people might resist it.
Montesquie - Separation of Power
John Locke - Natural Rights
Rousseau - Government by The People
Voltaire - Speach and Religious Freedom
Explain why creating the National Assembly challenged Louis XVI more directly than demanding voting by delegate
Creating the assembly claimed authoruty to make laws for the nation without depending on royal persmission
Explain how the Revolutions treatment of women exposed a contradiction in its promises
Women participated in the Revolution. Leaders rejected their demands for equal rights
Explain why limiting royal power through the consitution of 1791 failed to unite revolutionaries
Economic hardships continued, people still hungary, France still in a lot of debt. People wondered how much further political and social change could go