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HISTORY EXAM (UNIT 2 (THE OUTBREAK OF THE F.R (Opposition to the…
HISTORY EXAM
UNIT 2
The American Revolution
The origins of independence
First English settlers (puritans) arrived on the Mayflower in the XVII century.
Thirteen Colonies formed by mid XVIII century
Economy
North: agriculture and trade
South: tobacco farming. Black slaves.
THE OUTBREAK OF THE F.R
Failures of the Old Regime
Social unrest
Economy: bankruptcy
Enlightenment
The rise of the third estate
Assembly of Notables rejected reforms in 1787
The King summoned up the Estates General in May 1789. Lists of grievances
In June 1789, representatives of the third estate formed a National Assembly.
Tennis Court Oath.
National Constituent Assembly
The end of the Old Regime (1789-1791)
14 July 1789, the Bastille is attacked.
The Great fear exists while peasants attack the nobles´ castles.
The National Constituent Assembly:
4 August 1789: abolishes feudal rights
Published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
September 1791: France´s first Constitution
Separation of powers
Legislative power: Assembly
Executive power: King
Judicial power: independent courts
Censitary suffrage
Opposition to the constitutional monarchy (1791-1792)
Legislative Assembly formed in October 1791. Lasted for less than a year
Fierce opposition from nobility and clergy, who emigrated and conspired from abroad.
Radical revolutionaries
Austria and Prussia declared war on France in 1792
In 1791 the King fled and was captured near the belgian border
In 1792 the Tuileries palace was attacked and the royal family was taken prisoner.
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