The Feuillants and the Constitution of 1791

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1. The Feuillants passed a law that restricted what?

  • Freedom of the Press
  • Jacobins from entering the meetings of the Constituent Assembly
  • Republicans Joining the Constituent Assembly
  • The powers of the King
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2. What did the Feuillants exclude from the Constitution?

  • The Reform of the Legal System
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
  • The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
  • The Local Government Reforms

3. What did the Constituent Assembly do to reduce the number of emigres leaving France?

  • Ordered the immediate arrest of anyone passing the French border
  • Introduced Triple Taxation on emigres unless they returned
  • Introduced reduced prices on return journeys from other countries
  • Demanding the emigres return unless they had bought property abroad

4. What was the King's attitude towards the Constitution of 1791?

  • He supported every part of it besides the exclusion of the religious reforms
  • He rejected all of it except the financial and legal reforms
  • He remained undecided until the last minute
  • He fully supported it

5. What was the main job of the Feuillants?

  • To form a political union of Republicans
  • To prevent the rise of the Jacobins and other extreme groups
  • To finalise the proposals of the Constitution
  • To protect the King and to prevent a Republic

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