National Constituent Assembly, 1789 CRISIS BACKGROUND GUIDE Vancouver Model United Nations The Nineteenth Annual Session | February 14–16, 2020 Dear Delegates, Steven Long Co-Secretary-General You have been summoned by the most high, most potent and most excellent Prince, Louis XVI, by the Grace of God, King of France and of Navarre, most Christian Majesty to the Alex Shojania Hôtel des Menus Plaisirs, Versailles, for the inaugural meeting of the National Constituent Co-Secretary-General Assembly on July 14th, 1789. I have been tasked with briefing you in preparation for this congregation. My name is Su-Ann Ho, and I have the distinct honour of serving as your Director for Jessica Lin VMUN 2020’s Cabinet. I am a senior at Crofton House School, and this marks my fifth and Chief of Staff final year in Model UN. In the time not occupied by Model UN, you can find me tinkering with maladroit automations or trying to overthrow the Calamity Ganon. I hope that the Albert Chen amazing experiences I have had in Model UN will be reflected in yours at this iteration of Director-General VMUN. Along with me on the dais team are Patrick Kim, a senior at Fraser Heights Secondary School who constantly treads upon the legacy of Pascal to enlighten his mathematical Jamin Feng consciousness, and Arella Yang, a Crofton House senior who can often be found in a deep USG General Assemblies slumber, dreaming of Rousseau’s theory of the social contract. Ronald Wu Delegates, the state of France is perilous. In order for you to serve the Kingdom with USG Specialized Agencies acumen, authenticity, and poise, I encourage you to research your character in addition to reading the following backgrounder. Carol Lu USG Conference Heed this royal decree! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me or any royal representative of the dais team through the committee email, [email protected]. Christopher Bong USG Finance Cordialement, William Tsai Su-Ann Ho USG Delegate Affairs Cabinet Director Vivian Gu USG Delegate Affairs Christina Su USG Design & Media Position Paper Policy What is a Position Paper? A position paper is a brief overview of a country’s stance on the topics being discussed by a particular committee. Though there is no specific format the position paper must follow, it should include a description of your positions your country holds on the issues on the agenda, relevant actions that your country has taken, and potential solutions that your country would support. At Vancouver Model United Nations, delegates should write a position paper for each of the committee’s topics. Each position paper should not exceed one page, and should all be combined into a single document per delegate. For the Cabinet Committee, position papers are mandatory, especially for a delegate to be considered for an award. Formatting Position papers should: — Include the name of the delegate, his/her country, and the committee — Be in a standard font (e.g. Times New Roman) with a 12-point font size and 1-inch document margins — Not include illustrations, diagrams, decorations, national symbols, watermarks, or page borders — Include citations and a bibliography, in any format, giving due credit to the sources used in research (not included in the 1-page limit) Due Dates and Submission Procedure Position papers for this committee must be submitted by midnight on February 7th, 2020. Once your position paper is complete, please save the file as your last name, your first name and send it as an attachment in an email, to your committee’s email address, with the subject heading as your last name, your first name — Position Paper. Please do not add any other attachments to the email or write anything else in the body. Both your position papers should be combined into a single PDF or Word document file; position papers submitted in another format will not be accepted. Each position paper will be manually reviewed and considered for the Best Position Paper award. The email address for this committee is [email protected]. National Constituent Assembly, 1789 .......................................................................................... 3 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................3 Timeline ....................................................................................................................................................3 Historical Analysis ..................................................................................................................................4 Emergence of France (1000 CE) ......................................................................................................................4 Ancien Régime (15th Century–Present) ........................................................................................................5 Age of Exploration (16th-17th Centuries) .....................................................................................................6 Age of Enlightenment (18th Century) ............................................................................................................6 Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) .........................................................................................................................7 American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) ....................................................................................................8 Current Situation .....................................................................................................................................8 Internal Affairs ...................................................................................................................................................8 International Relations......................................................................................................................................9 Military ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Government ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Initiating Crisis ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Portfolio Overviews ............................................................................................................................. 13 Council of Internal Affairs............................................................................................................................. 13 Representative of the First Estate — Jean-Sifrein Maury .......................................................................... 13 Representative of the First Estate — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ..................................... 14 Representative of the Second Estate — Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazalès ............................................ 14 Representative of the Second Estate — Antoine Destutt de Tracy .......................................................... 14 Representative of the Third Estate — Maximilien Robespierre ............................................................... 14 Representative of the Third Estate and Secretary of State — Honoré Gabriel Riqueti ......................... 14 Supporters of the Second Estate — The Nobility ....................................................................................... 14 Interim President of the National Assembly — Stanislas Marie Adelaide .............................................. 14 Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard — Marquis de Lafayette .................................................. 14 Minister of Justice — Adrien Duport........................................................................................................... 15 Minister of the Interior — François-Emmanuel Guignard ...................................................................... 15 Vancouver Model United Nations 2020 1 Minister of War — Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet ............................................................. 15 Minister of Foreign Affairs — Armand Marc ............................................................................................. 15 Supporters of the Third Estate ...................................................................................................................... 15 Leader of the Constitutional Committee — Emmanual Joseph Sieyès ................................................... 15 Minister of Finance — Jacques Necker ........................................................................................................ 15 Minister of Social Affairs — Antoine Barnave............................................................................................ 16 Minister of Education — Jean-Sylvain Bailly .............................................................................................. 16 Minister of Commerce — Dominique-Vincent Ramel-Nogaret ............................................................. 16 Minister of the Navy — Pierre Victor .......................................................................................................... 16 Minister of Communications — Bertrand Barère ...................................................................................... 16 Revolutionary Journalist