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The Revolution from October 1789 to the Directory 1795 - Coggle Diagram
The Revolution from October 1789 to the
Directory 1795
The attempts to establish a constitutional monarchy;
reforms
in church and state;
local Government
Deputies wanted to ensure power decentralised this would make it difficult for king to regain power.
Assembly wanted ensure officials would be elected and responsible to who elected them
As a result of the Decrees of December 1789, February and May 1790: France was divided into 83 departments; Departments were sub divided 547 districts; In Paris the local government was reformed into 48 sections
The right to vote
Dec 1789 Introduced Active citizens
Men over 25 who paid equivalent three days labour in local taxes. Estimated almost 4.3 million fell into catagory
People who did not pay this amount in taxes known as passive citizens
Electors- active citizens who paid equivalent 10 days labour, About 500,000 men fit and they elected members of Canton and elected deputies to national assembly
To become a deputy had to pay at least a Marc d'argent equivalent to 54 days manual labour. Most frenchmen unable to meet this quaklification.
The voting system was therefore heavily weighed in favour of wealthy though 61% had right to vote in some election
Control of the new councils
South Bourgeois controlled new councils. North rural communes of laboureurs. People that had never held public office before now had opportunity to do so.
Estimated 1789-99 1 million elected to councils.
Enormous burden of work, Had assess and collect direct taxes, maintain law and order, carry out public work, administer clerical oath loyalty, register births, and keep eye on suspected opposition of revolution
In strongly catholic areas officials disliked persecuting priests who refused take oath of loyalty.
Taxation and Finance
The gabelle was abolished March 1790 and within a year nearly all unpopular indirect taxes abolished
Sale and Buying of church land
Church land nationalised 2 November 1789
Three main reasons selling church land:Provided money, Guarantee success of revolution;Hoped clergy support new regime
The gov would issue bonds known as assignats which public could buy for the purchase of church land. April 1970 converted bonds into paper money.