Admin‑istration Nation
This new body declared itself the legitimate representative of the nation on 17 June 1789.
The National Assembly
This August 1789 document outlined natural rights and equality before the law.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? (DORMAC)
This event in July 1789 saw Parisians search for weapons and gunpowder.
The Storming of the Bastille
This power allowed the king to delay laws passed by the Assembly.
What is the suspensive veto?
This Enlightenment‑inspired group of educated professionals grew increasingly frustrated with their lack of political influence.
The bourgeoisie
This group of citizens could vote under the 1791 Constitution.
Active Citizens
This principle held that political authority comes from the nation, not the king
Popular Sovereignty
This body was summoned for the first time since 1614 in May 1789.
What is the Estates-General?
These lists of grievances, compiled in early 1789, revealed widespread anger at privilege and inequality.
The Cahiers de Doléances
This Paris militia, led by Lafayette, played a key role in maintaining order during early revolutionary unrest.
The National Guard
This royal advisory body, often blocking reform, was exiled by Louis XVI in 1787.
The Paris Parlement
This August 1789 reform abolished feudal privileges.
The August Decrees
This October 1789 event forced the royal family to relocate to Paris.
The Women’s March to Versailles
These dues were feudal payments owed by peasants to their lords.
seigneurial dues?
This Paris wallpaper manufacturer became the centre of a wage‑related riot in April 1789.
Réveillon
This administrative reform replaced the old provinces with 83 new units.
The creation of departments
Clergy who refused the oath were known as this.
Refractory (non‑juring) clergy
Peasants targeted these documents during rural uprisings
Feudal Records
These paper notes were originally backed by nationalised Church land.
Assignats
This term describes the widespread panic and peasant uprisings across rural France in July–August 1789.
The Great Fear
This law required all clergy to swear loyalty to the nation and its laws.
The Clerical Oath (under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy)
This reveals the significance of popular intervention: many reforms occurred because of this factor:
What is pressure from the Parisian crowd / popular violence?
This failed escape attempt occurred in June 1791.
The Flight to Varennes?
This festival in July 1790 celebrated national unity and the new constitutional order.
The Festival of the Federation
This shift occurred when the National Assembly claimed to represent the nation.
Transfer of Sovereignty?