24 Questions
What was the main demand of the 7,000 Parisian women who marched to Versailles?
More bread
What action did the king take in response to the demands of the Parisian women?
Agreed to sanction the decrees of the Assembly
Where did the king and his family settle after returning to Paris with the crowd?
The old palace of the Tuileries
What event marked the decline of the relatively stable and peaceful period in France after the return of the king to Paris?
Summer of 1792
What helped to calm the atmosphere in late 1789 in France?
Decline in the price of bread
What fueled suspicions about the king's intentions before the Parisian Women’s March on Versailles?
His hesitations and potential resort to force
What did the 7,000 Parisian women carry with them during their march to Versailles?
Pikes, guns, swords, and knives
Where did the National Constituent Assembly move to after the return of the king to Paris?
Paris
What did the Parisians demand after the king and his family appeared on a balcony before the crowd?
Return to Paris with them
What did the king agree to sanction in response to the demands of the Parisian women?
The decrees of the Assembly
Where did the king and his family settle after returning to Paris with the crowd?
The old palace of the Tuileries
What marked the decline in the relatively stable and peaceful period in France after the return of the king to Paris?
Summer of 1792
What type of monarchy did the National Constituent Assembly establish in the Constitution of 1791?
Constitutional monarchy
Who were the only ones allowed to vote as per the Constitution of 1791?
Men paying annual taxes equal to three days of local labor wages
What was the main focus of Olympe de Gouges’s Declaration of the Rights of Woman?
Demanding equal rights for women
What did Olympe de Gouges demand in her Declaration of the Rights of Woman?
Recognition of women as citizens
What did the National Constituent Assembly establish in place of the ancient French provinces?
Eighty-three administrative units called départements
What kind of elections were held for departmental and local assemblies?
Indirect elections
What did the National Constituent Assembly seek to protect following the principles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
Property in all its forms
What was the main principle behind the political authority established by the National Constituent Assembly?
Based on property rather than birth
What was the focus of the administrative reconstruction by the National Constituent Assembly?
Rational spirit of the Enlightenment
What was the main purpose of Olympe de Gouges’s Declaration of the Rights of Woman?
To demand rights for women
What was the impact of the laws that excluded women from voting and holding office?
Olympe de Gouges composed a Declaration of the Rights of Woman
What did the National Constituent Assembly establish to replace the ancient judicial courts?
Uniform courts with elected judges and prosecutors
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