The Declaraion of the Rights of Man and Citizen

1. What time period is this from?

- First moderate stage of the French Revolution

2. What events precipitated the publishing of this document?

- France’s debt because the first two ________ were not taxed

- loius the 16 decision to bring out the Estates General

- Enlightened philosophy that was stirring the pot worldwide

3. What was the result of the formation of the National Assembly

Loius 16 see no way that he can ignore the National Assembly so he recognizes it as a lawmaking body and ancourages the first and second Estates to join it. As he is saying this, he also calls troops into Versailles as a precaution. This creates distrust between the National Assembly and Louis.

What happens at Versailles starts having a ripple effect. Thestorming and capture of the Bastille, on July 14 1789 was a direct result of the formation of the National Assembly and the Tennis Court Oath. Another ripple effect is the Peasent Revolt in the summer.

The national assembly responds to these two uprisings by abolishing the feudal system on August 4th. This meant that they took away rights that nobility had simply because they were on top. They removed absolutism through banning feudal taxes, hunting rights, and general tax exceptions.

4. Who was the intended audience?

“The audience of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen included the upper-middle class, liberal nobles, liberal clergy, and white men over the age of twenty-five who paid a certain amount of taxes per year. The declaration attempted to include other citizens but excluded women, children, and people of color from participation in the political process.”

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