Prac SAC 2 Quiz

Who were the 'Aristocracy'

• The Bourgeoisie and nobility

• The Nobility

• The Bourgeoisie

• Parlements

Why did the Assembly of the Notables reject Calonne's tax reforms?

Answer explanation

• - The Notables objected to Calonne's land tax as it would most heavily fall on them

- The Notables argued that the only body able to authorise new taxes was the Estates-General

• - Lafayette was the first Notable to 'openly call for the convocation of the Estates General' (Popkin)

What happened on the following dates at the EG:

1. 1. May 2-4

2. 2. May 5th

3. 3. May 6 - June 10

4. 4. June 10

5. 5. June 17

Answer explanation

1. 1. Louis received the deputies - audiences in hall of mirrors except for the Third Estate which convened in a Salon

2. 2. Louis and Necker speeches - no answer on voting by head or the deputies sitting together or separately

3. 3. Deadlock over credential verification

4. 4. Third Estate passes a motion to begin verifying credentials as their own National Assembly - Abbe Sieyes moved that they should issue their final invitation to the nobles and clergy to form a single Assembly

5. 5. Declaration of National Assembly

What were the main points of tension (1) prior to the EG and then (2) at the opening of the EG?

Answer explanation

1. 1. Indecision over voting regulation - by head or by order; deputies sitting together or sitting apart

2. 2. Observation of social distinctions - Third Estate reception in a salon instead of the hall of mirrors; clothing of third Estate compared to 1st and 2nd

How did Abbe Sieyes contribute to the Declaration of the National Assembly and what popular movement was he a part of?

Answer explanation

1. 1. 'What is the Third Estate' (Jan 1789), called for the Third Estate to constitute itself independently as a National Assembly

2. 2. On June 10, moved a motion for the Third Estate to offer a final invite to clergy and nobility before declaring the National Assembly

When was the Tennis Court Oath?

• 19 June, 1789

• 20 June, 1789

• 20 June, 1788

• 19 June, 1788

What was the short-term/immediate cause of the Tennis Court Oath?

Answer explanation

King locked the Third Estate out of their chamber, notifying them that a Seance Royale would be held on the 23rd of June.

What did the Tennis Court Oath symbolise?

Answer explanation

Unity

Defiance

Resistance to the King's authority

Determination to form a representative body of the Nation

What happened on the following date: 23rd of June, 1789

• Dismissal of Necker

• Declaration of National Assembly

• Seance Royale

• Tennis Court Oath

What happened at the Seance Royale (23rd of June) and how did this event contribute to the revolutionary situation?

Answer explanation

• - The King declared null and void the Declaration of the National Assembly and the Tennis Court Oath

• - Offered some reforms

• - Ordered the deputies to disperse and meet in separate Estates

• The members of the National Assembly refused to leave the session: Mirabeau 'we shall not leave our places save at bayonet point'; when Paris learned of the events, crowds of people surrounded the meeting hall, protecting the National Assembly - revolutionary as it is directly challenging the King's authority; culminated in the King capitulating and ordering the Estates to meet in common and vote by head (27 June)