WJEC A-Level History 601-5817-7
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France: Ancien Régime to Napoleon c.1715-1815
Society, economy and the balance sheet of the period
- 3 things to know
- A2 Unit 3
Overview
Continental System and cost of the wars to France in manpower.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What were the assignats?
Who gained most from the land settlement of the Revolution?
Questions from this subtopic
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- 1
What happened to Church land after 1789?
Model answer
It was nationalised and sold as biens nationaux, largely to the bourgeoisie and to substantial peasants.
- 2
What were the assignats?
Model answer
Paper money issued against the value of confiscated Church land, which lost almost all its value through over-issue.
- 3
Who gained most from the land settlement of the Revolution?
Model answer
The bourgeoisie and the wealthier peasantry, who could afford to buy; the landless gained little.
- 4
Who were the émigrés, and what happened to their property?
Model answer
Nobles and clergy who fled the Revolution; their estates were confiscated and sold, and Napoleon later allowed many to return without restoring the land.
- 5
How did the Revolution change peasant obligations?
Model answer
Personal dues and the tithe went in 1789 and the remaining seigneurial dues without compensation in 1793, so peasants who owned land kept far more of what they produced.
- 6
What was the Continental System, and what was its aim?
Model answer
Napoleon's blockade from 1806 closing European ports to British trade, intended to ruin Britain economically.
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