HISC26H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tuileries Palace, Assignat, Maximilien Robespierre
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Women had no formal role in politics in old regime. The four main forces/actors in the revolution: king, assembly, people, counter-revolutionaries. August 4th decrees: question of the veto: absolute vs suspensive (suspending) The people: suspicious of the king, demanding greater involvement, not satisfied (cid:449)ith (cid:862)passi(cid:448)e(cid:863) (cid:272)itize(cid:374)ship. National assembly constitutional monarchists vs republicans: debates over a constitution. One constitutional committee disbanded: debates over popular involvement. Counter revolutionaries: monarchist and religious fighters in the provinces, noble emigres amassing in prussia and austria. By april of 1791, king had not formally contacted foreign courts: the secret letter to the spanish monarch disavowing revolutionary actions: written july of 1789. Active and passive citizenship (assembly vs the people) Catego(cid:396)(cid:455) of (cid:862)a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:272)itize(cid:374)(cid:863) i(cid:374)t(cid:396)odu(cid:272)ed (cid:1006)(cid:1013) o(cid:272)to(cid:271)e(cid:396) (cid:1005)(cid:1011)(cid:1012)(cid:1013) Me(cid:374) o(cid:448)e(cid:396) (cid:1006)(cid:1009), pa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g ta(cid:454)es e(cid:395)ual to (cid:1007) da(cid:455)s skilled la(cid:271)o(cid:396)e(cid:396)"s (cid:449)ages: a little over 4 million men qualified. Only active citizens could vote (indirectly) for assemblies.
