Significant reforms occurred during the early years of the revolution but the king remained in place. FRENCH REVOLUTION: THE MODERATE PHASE

(1789) Louis XVI summons the Estate-General Had not convened since reps for 1 st Estate, 300 reps for 2 nd Estate and 600 for the 3 rd Each Estate had 1 vote The Cahiers – list of grievances submitted (read pages ) June 17, rd Estate transforms to the National Assembly June 20, 1789 Tennis Court Oath – oath to make a constitution Two violent events that forced action July 14, 1789 Bastille falls July to early August The Great Fear (peasant uprisings in the countryside)

ACTIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Abolition of feudal privileges End of feudal dues End of Church tithes End of tax exemption for nobles End of old regime class distinctions End of guild restrictions on trade and manufacturing Adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man Financial Measures Church lands seized and used to back paper currency, Church land (and some noble domains) were broken up and sold at low prices to peasants

Religious Measures Guaranteed religious freedom Civil Constitution of the Clergy (the Catholic Church in France under government control) Reform of Local Government Old Regime provinces replaced with 83 departments ruled by local assemblies Constitution of 1791 establishes a constitutional monarchy king has limited executive powers Elected Legislative Assembly makes the laws Legislative members must be property owners

In writing, compare the Declaration of the Rights of Man (pg ) with the Declaration of Independence (pg )