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What were thekey events of

1791?

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How significant were the events of 1791?

KI2: The Revolution 1789-1792.

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Saturday 22 April 2023

Session Aims

Events of 1789.

• Review events of 1791.

• Understand the events surrounding the flight to Varennes

• Investigate the significance of this event

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For these answers create 3 Questions

Non-juring priests

assignats

Passive citizens

Patente, contribution fonciere, mobiliere

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Le Chapelier law

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Reform programme of the National Assembly

Local Government Taxation & finance Economy

Legal reforms Church The Constitution

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The principle of election

•Local government officials electedUnder the constitution active citizens were elected•Magistrates and judges were elected•Clergy were to be elected

The principle of wealth

•Voting qualifications were based on wealth•Only the very rich bourgeoisie could become Deputies to the Assembly.•Wealth ensured that the bourgeoisie and the peasants could “buy in” to the Revolution through the purchase of Church lands.•The Declaration of Rights which underpinned the reforms stated The principle of meritocracy

•Officials were elected to local government based on merit•Judges were to be elected based on their merits – their amount of experience

The principle of equality

•There was to be equality before the law with the abolition of ecclesiastical and seigneural courts.•There was to be equality of taxation with the introduction of the new land tax that was to be paid by all and based on land values.•There was to be equality in the payment of salaries to the clergy as great discrepancies of wealth were evened out.

Principles of reform?

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Some reflections on the reforms

The change in the relationship between Church & State; the Church becomes subservient to the State.

The change in the position of the King; he becomes a constitutional monarch.

The rise of the Bourgeoisie.The fear of the mob.The loyalty of the peasants to the

Revolution.The crisis over the Civil Constitution of

the Clergy which splits France.

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the apprehension of Louis XVI at Varennes

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Was the Flight to Varennes significant?

The French Revolution-Controversy

Read through the account of the flight, 140 characters, tweet the Flight to Varennes

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Major Event

The Flight to

Varennes

Root Causes

Causes

Effect

The French Revolution-Controversy

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• www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5mKZtMc2ng&feature=related

TaskWrite 5 facts from the video about The Flight to Varennes