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What were the key events of 1791?

What were the key events of 1791?. Thursday, 31 July 2014. How significant were the events of 1791?. KI2: The Revolution 1789-1792. Thursday, 31 July 2014. Session Aims. Review events of 1791. Understand the events surrounding the flight to Varennes

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What were the key events of 1791?

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  1. What were the key events of 1791?

  2. Thursday, 31 July 2014 How significant were the events of 1791? KI2: The Revolution 1789-1792.

  3. Thursday, 31 July 2014 Session Aims • Review events of 1791. • Understand the events surrounding the flight to Varennes • Investigate the significance of this event Events of 1789.

  4. For these answers create 3 Questions Non-juring priests assignats Passive citizens Patente, contribution fonciere, mobiliere Civil Constitution of the Clergy Le Chapelier law

  5. Reform programme of the National Assembly

  6. Principles of reform? • 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. • Wealthensured 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 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. • 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

  7. Some reflections on the reforms • The change in the relationship between Church & State; the Church becomes subservientto 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 peasantsto the Revolution. • The crisis over the Civil Constitution of the Clergywhich splits France.

  8. the apprehension of Louis XVI at Varennes

  9. Was the Flight to Varennes significant? Read through the account of the flight, 140 characters, tweet the Flight to Varennes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You’ve only 140 characters, including spaces and grammar The French Revolution-Controversy

  10. Major Event The Flight to Varennes Effect Causes Root Causes The French Revolution-Controversy

  11. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5mKZtMc2ng&feature=related Task Write 5 facts from the video about The Flight to Varennes

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