History
French Revolution: causes and change
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Factual framework: the Estates-General met in 1789; representatives of the Third Estate declared a National Assembly on 17 June; they encountered a locked meeting chamber on 20 June; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Fictional source for skills practice, not a real quotation: an invented Paris pamphleteer writes in July 1789, 'The empty purse brought the ministers to us; the locked chamber strengthened our existing claim to speak for the nation.' The fictional writer seeks support for the Assembly. Explain one connection between royal financial problems and the summoning of the Estates-General.
[2 marks] · no calculator - 2.
Factual framework: the Estates-General met in 1789; representatives of the Third Estate declared a National Assembly on 17 June; they encountered a locked meeting chamber on 20 June; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Fictional source for skills practice, not a real quotation: an invented Paris pamphleteer writes in July 1789, 'The empty purse brought the ministers to us; the locked chamber strengthened our existing claim to speak for the nation.' The fictional writer seeks support for the Assembly. What argument about causes does the fictional pamphlet make?
[2 marks] · no calculator - 3.
Factual framework: the Estates-General met in 1789; representatives of the Third Estate declared a National Assembly on 17 June; they encountered a locked meeting chamber on 20 June; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Fictional source for skills practice, not a real quotation: an invented Paris pamphleteer writes in July 1789, 'The empty purse brought the ministers to us; the locked chamber strengthened our existing claim to speak for the nation.' The fictional writer seeks support for the Assembly. Explain how the fictional writer's purpose affects the source's usefulness.
[3 marks] · no calculator - 4.
Factual framework: the Estates-General met in 1789; representatives of the Third Estate declared a National Assembly on 17 June; they encountered a locked meeting chamber on 20 June; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Fictional source for skills practice, not a real quotation: an invented Paris pamphleteer writes in July 1789, 'The empty purse brought the ministers to us; the locked chamber strengthened our existing claim to speak for the nation.' The fictional writer seeks support for the Assembly. Explain how material hardship and political ideas could interact in 1789.
[3 marks] · no calculator - 5.
Factual framework: the Estates-General met in 1789; representatives of the Third Estate declared a National Assembly on 17 June; they encountered a locked meeting chamber on 20 June; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Fictional source for skills practice, not a real quotation: an invented Paris pamphleteer writes in July 1789, 'The empty purse brought the ministers to us; the locked chamber strengthened our existing claim to speak for the nation.' The fictional writer seeks support for the Assembly. Assess the claim that royal debt alone explains the outbreak of revolution in 1789.
[4 marks] · no calculator - 6.
Factual framework: the Estates-General met in 1789; representatives of the Third Estate declared a National Assembly on 17 June; they encountered a locked meeting chamber on 20 June; the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789. Fictional source for skills practice, not a real quotation: an invented Paris pamphleteer writes in July 1789, 'The empty purse brought the ministers to us; the locked chamber strengthened our existing claim to speak for the nation.' The fictional writer seeks support for the Assembly. Assess how far 1789 changed the basis of political legitimacy in France. Limit your answer to that year.
[4 marks] · no calculator
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