when did the thermidorians cut all ties with religion?
september 1794
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when was price controls/maximum abolished?
end of 1794
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What happened when the thermidorians cut the maximum and brought a free market?
Economic crisis, assignat dropped and suffered inflation
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when was the germinal rising?
1st april 1795
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What was the rising of germinal?
Hungry people turned their fury towards the convention- demonstration of 10,000 unarmed people demanding bread
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when was the Prairial uprising?
20 May 1795- 1 prairial
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who did the prairial uprising consist of?
Housewives, workers etc
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How did the prairial rising be resolved?
Convention agreed to accept a petition from the insurgents to set up a food commission
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what was the significance of prairial?
It marked the end to sans culottes political/military power, and the defeat of popular movement marked an end to the most radical phase of rev
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What did the thermidorians want?
This is different for each person, all had different aims, e.g self presevation, end of terror, re-establishing bourgeoisie and revenge
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what did the thermidorians do to take revenge?
The white terror
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what was the white terror in paris?
Jeuness Doree- middle class epople, formed gangs to beat up jacobins & sans culottes
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What was the white terror in the vendee?
Violent, guerrilla. Movement called CHOUAN led by jean Cotterau- murdered officials
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Quiberon Bay
June 1795-3000 emigres troops landed and joined the chouans, Hoche compelled them to surrender using the army.
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When was the new consitution?
Year 3, 1795
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Main features of the new constitution?
Males over 21 paying direct tax could vote for electors, electores chose deputies, only 30,000, separated legislature & executive
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Outline features of executive power
The directory of 5 e.g Barras. hold office for 5 years, 1 retire each year. Couldn't veto or intiate laws. In charge of diplomacy and law enforcement
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Outline features of legislature
1. Council of 500, over 30. initiated legislation & passed it on. 2. Council of Ancients(over 40) approved or objected bills, but couldn't change them. No property qualifications, elections yearly where 1/3 members retired.
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what did the convention fear due to free elections?
A royalist majority
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what did the directory do as it was unable to dissolve legislaturs and issue vetoes?
Unconstitutional methods e.g the army
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What did the govt do to avoid a royalist majority?
Decreed the 'Two thirds'- 2/3 deputies in new councils must be chosen from the existing deputies of convention
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when was the new constitution of year 3 agreed?
22 august 1795
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What happened when the govt submitted the decree to a plebiscite for approval?
almost a millon in favour, but 4 million didn't even vote- they did not care.
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when was the verona declaration issued?
24 june 1795
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what was the verona declaration/
A reactionary statement promising to reverse many of the gains made since 1789 by Louis XVIII (new heir)
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How was the verona delcaration beneficial for republic supporters?
It made the task of restoring monarchy harder- people got antagonised as they benefitted from the tithe/feudal due abolition and bien nationaux.
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when was the vendemiaire uprising?
5 october 1795- 13 vendemiaire.
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who took part in the vendemiaire uprising?
royalists, and also artisans & workers (shock at 2/3 law,wanted consitution to be replaced, and economic reasons)
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Who took the lead role in crushing the vendemiaire uprising?
Napoleon Bonaparte
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what was bonapartes tactic in the vendemiaire uprising?
Whiff of grapeshot
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why did some artisans & workers take part in vendemiaire uprising?
Economy: hit by inflation e.g Rentiers
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what steps did the convention take to prevent an uprising in future?
sectional assemblies abolished, National guard under control of new general Bonaparte
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The results of these risings?
The 'directory' became reliant in the army heavily
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when was the thermidorian reaction?
1794-1799
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what were some features of the dismantling of the terror?
Abolished revolutionary tribunal, closed jacobin club, abandoned CPS centralisation, convention committeed took over work of the CPS.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
when was price controls/maximum abolished?
Back
end of 1794
Card 3
Front
What happened when the thermidorians cut the maximum and brought a free market?
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