Influences on Parisian pre-July 1789
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- Created on: 04-12-17 12:02
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- Influences on Parisians pre-July 1789
- General influences
- High literacy rate amongst parisians
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- Paris was 20km from Versailles
- thriving printing industry
- rumour spread easily: rioting fairly common
- High literacy rate amongst parisians
- Specific influences
- pamphlets and newspapers proliferated and were widely available
- Palais-Royal in operation (revolutionary thinking heard)
- 1789 saw influx in migrants to Paris looking for work
- pamphlets and newspapers proliferated and were widely available
- Specific influences
- bad harvest of 1788 pushed up bread prices
- rumours that corn dealers were hoarding grain to push prices up
- compilation of the cahiers in early 1789 aroused political thoughts
- troops surrounding Paris spread fear
- bad harvest of 1788 pushed up bread prices
- General influences
- Paris was large
- 600,000 people living in close proximity
- wealthy had moved out
- 39% no property on marriage
- food supplies all subject to entry taxes (octrois)
- Parisians reliant on employment for survival
- Paris was large
- General influences
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