- While Louis was still king, the damage to his power and authority was severe...
- As news spread, provincial towns pledged to obey only orders agreed to by the newly formed National Constituent Assembly.
- Rural peasants reacted by:
- Looting grain stores
- Attacking châteaux
- Seizing feudal documents
- Attacks on landlords came to be known as the “Great Fear”.
The August Decrees
- August 4th 1789.
- The National Assembly passed decrees including:
- Church tithes were abolished
- All tax privileges relating to land or persons were abolished.
- All citizens were to be taxed equally.
- All citizens regardless of birth were eligible for all offices – church, civil or military.
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