HIST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Tennis Court Oath, Olympe De Gouges, Louis Xi Of France
8 Aug 2013
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General, more equitable taxes, more local control of administration, unified weights/measures to facilitate trade/commerce, free press: 3rd estate members consisted largely of local officials, professionals, other persons of property. June 17, body declared itself national assembly; june 19, 2nd estate joined. 2: tennis court oath: june 20 locked out of usual meeting place, national. French monarchical and aristocratic regime: declaration of rights of man/citizen specifically applied to men, not women, much of political language of enlightenment (esp. June 14, 1791 chapelier law forbade workers" associations; peasants/workers left to freedom/mercy of market place. 3: assembly authorized the issuance of assignats (gov. bonds) dec 1789. July 1790; civil constitution of clergy transformed rcc in france into branch of secular state; reduced # of bishoprics: french citizens divided between those who supported constitutional priests and those who followed refractory clergy. June 20, 1791 louis/family disguised as servants left paris/travelled to. Varennes: king recognized; june 24, company of soldiers escorted royal family back to.
