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| Who was the King that was ruling while the Third Estate demanded reform? | King Louis XVI |
| What convinced the nobles to convince that they could no longer hold back demands for reform? What was the date they announced that they were ready to give up their privileges? | The Great Fear, August 4, 1789 |
| What reforms were made? | Abolition of feudal duties and tithes owed by the peasants. Nobles also agreed to be taxed and all male citizens could hold government, army, or church office. |
| What influenced/inspired the Declaration of the Rights that is now in the French Constitution? | American Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the English Bill of Rights. |
| When was the Declaration of RIghts composed? Who composed it? | August of 1789. National Assembly. |
| What Enlightment writers ideas were incorporated in the Declaration of Rights? | John Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau |
| What rights did the women have? | None. They did not believe that women shoudl have equal rights. |
| How did the mob of women in France convince the King (Louis XVI) to move? Where did they convince him to move to? | In October 1789 thousands of women demanding bread marched to the kings palace in Versailles. After the king and his wife got tired of hearing the cries and demands, he announce that his wife, children, and he would move to Paris. |
| What did the National Assemble do to raise money and weaken the Catholic Church? | They sold the churches land and in return the Assembly agreed to assume church expenses such as supporting the clergy and aiding the poor. |
| What is the Civil Constitution of Clergy? When was it passed? | It stated that each parish should elect its own priest. It was passed in 1790. |
| Did people abide by the loyalty oath? What happened? | Only half of the people accepted it. So there were now 2 Catholic Churches in France. One loyal to the government and the other loyal to the Pope. |
| Who was the Pope they were loyal to? | Pope Pius VI. |
| What did the Constitution of 1791 do? | It kept the monarchy but limited royal powers. |
| What is a unicameral legislature? | A one-house assembly whose members were to be chosen by voters. |
| Who was allowed to vote for the unicameral legislature? | Although equal rights were declared for all, only males who payed a minimum tax could vote. |
