August decrees

Question 1

When were AD given legal form?

Answer 1

The Decree of August 4th, which were given legal form from 5th

Question 2

Article I

Answer 2

The National Assembly hereby completely abolishes the feudal system

Question 3

Article IX

Answer 3

Pecuniary privileges, personal or real, in the payment of taxes are abolished forever. Taxes shall be collected from all citizens, and from all property in the same manner and in the same form.

Question 4

Article XVII

Answer 4

The National Assembly solemnly proclaims King Louis XVI as the Restorer of French Liberty

Question 5

Article XI

Answer 5

all citizens, without distinction off birth, are eligible to any office or dignity, whether ecclesiastical, civil, or military; and no profession shall imply any derogation.

Question 6

What was AD’s effect?

Answer 6

officially marked the end of noble privilege and power and formed the foundations for the establishment of a more equal society. They therefore marked the end of the Ancien Regime. The countryside, for the moment, calmed down.