Popular Protest after the Coup of Thermidor

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When was the Rising of Germinal?
April 1795
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How many people protested?
10,000, marching on the Convention and demanding bread. They were dispersed by the National Guard.
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When was the Rising of Prairial?
May 1795
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What was the motivation for the Prarial Uprising?
Sans-culottes surrounded the assembly and demanded action on food shortages.
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What was the response of the Convention?
They set up a Food Commission, but they deployed 20,000 troops to disperse the protesters.
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What did these uprisings show?
The extent of the dissatisfaction of the people with the Thermidorean government and the dire economic situation.
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