13. Overthrow of the Monarchy

Question 1

What laws did the assembly pass in May 1791?

Who refused these?

Answer 1

deportation of refractory priests
disbanded kings guards
20,000 National guards men
Louis

Question 2

What did the sans-culottes do in reaction to Louis not accepting the laws?

Answer 2

held armed demonstration - showing his weakness

Question 3

What was the La Patrie en Danger?

Answer 3

rallying cry to ordinary people to help save country

Question 4

Who were the Federes?

Answer 4

militant revolutionaries and republicans

Question 5

What did the Federes want?

Answer 5

to remove the king

Question 6

What proposals did Robespierre put forward to the Federes? (4)

Answer 6

1. Abandonment of constitution of 1791
2. overthrow of the monarchy
3. establishment of the convention
4. purge of departments

Question 7

What was the Brunswick manifesto? (3) and who was it issued by?

Answer 7

ensuring the welfare of France
restore liberty of of king and family
Pairs set the king free
- issued by chief in command of Austria/Prussia armies

Question 8

What did the Brunswick manifesto try and do? - what did it actually end up doing?

Answer 8

help the king

ended up getting the Mayor or Paris to called the Legislative Assembly to order removal of the monarchy

Question 9

When did the sans culottes take over the Hotel De Ville?

Answer 9

9th August 1792

Question 10

What happened on the 10th August 1792?

Answer 10

National Guard marched on Tuileries

Question 11

What did the Attack on the Tuileries achieve?

Answer 11

deputies handed over king but it was the bloodiest journee of the revolution

Question 12

What were the National convention forced to do after the attack on the Tuileries?

Answer 12

draw up new democratic constitution

Question 13

What 5 measures did assembly pass after attack on Tuileries?

Answer 13

1. refractory priests deported
2. abolition of feudal dues
3. House to house searches
4. Divorce legalised
5. Registration of births, deaths and marriage became state responsibility

Question 14

When did the National convention meet for the first time?

Answer 14

20th September 1792

Question 15

What group did all 24 members for Paris come from?

Answer 15

Jacobins, Republicans and supporters of commune

Question 16

What were the Jacobins also known as?

Answer 16

Montagnards

Question 17

Who were the deputies for the Girondins and Montagnards?

Answer 17

bourgeoisie

Question 18

Who were the 2 leaders of the Girondins?

Answer 18

Brissot and Roland

Question 19

What were the policies of the Girondins (3)?

Answer 19

hated privilege
wanted more power to the provinces
liberal economic policy

Question 20

Where were the areas of support for Girondins?

Answer 20

Paris press and outside of Paris

Question 21

What did Girondins believe about Robespierre?

Answer 21

that he wanted a bloody dictatorship

Question 22

Who were the 5 leaders of the Montagnards?

Answer 22

Robespierre, Danton, Marat, Couthon and Saint-just

Question 23

What were the policies of the Montagnards? (3)

Answer 23

tight control over wages
central government
committed winning war at any price

Question 24

Where were the areas of support for Montagnards?

Answer 24

Paris sections and political clubs in Paris

Question 25

What did the Montagnards believe about the Girondins?

Answer 25

they were seeking to attract support to stay in power

Question 26

2 leading factors that meant the execution of Louis?

Answer 26

1. incriminating files found between him and Austria

2. Marat’s proposal that Traitors were known

Question 27

When was Louis executed?

Answer 27

1793