HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Assignat, Ultramontanism, Overprint
Document Summary
The first stage of the revolution consisted of dismantling the nobility"s rights and the. Influenced by the ideas and concepts of the enlightenment. France was turn into a constitutional monarchy. 26th of august declaration of the rights of citizen and man was established. Important document of the principles that would be the foundation to the french constitution. Giving power to the people and the general will of the people. Included separation of powers, given rights and freedoms were all identified. Would have been a great idea except for the fact that the government needed more money and as a result, they would overprint the assignat and use it as funds. This had implications and showed the issues arising with the national assembly. When the government was losing money, the government began to sell the church"s possessions. This was an issue for the power peasants because now they couldn"t make money.
