Aftermath of the Coup of Thermidor 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryFrance 1589-1800A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: millierice2301Created on: 10-12-18 11:41 What was the White Terror? An anti-Jacobin reaction to the Terror, consisting of attacks by royalists on known remaining Jacobins. (jeunesse d'oree) 1 of 8 Who was Louis Freron? A journalist who encouraged the attacks on Jacobins in his newspaper; L'Orateur du peuple. 2 of 8 Where was the White Terror the most severe? Lyon, Toulon and Marseilles; gangs brawled with government troops and attacked Jacobin residences. 3 of 8 What happened in Marseilles? Alleged supporters of Jacobinism were rounded up and imprisoned, and then the prisons were attacked. Over 100 prisoners died. 4 of 8 What happened in December 1794? Thermidoreans abolished price controls such as the general maximum and advocated free trade. 5 of 8 What was the effect of the removal of price controls? The bad harvest of 1794-95 meant that less grain was available, and the removal of price controls meant that the price of bread skyrocketed. 6 of 8 What was the value of the assignat in May 1795 and why? It was below 96% of its original value, because the government printed more to fund the revolutionary armies. 7 of 8 How can we measure the inflation? A sack of firewood that cost 20 livres in 1790 cost 500 in 1795. 8 of 8
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