17. Impact of Terror + CPS Flashcards
Who were the Enrages?
extreme revolutionary group led by Jacques Roux which had influence of sans-culottes
What did the Enrages demand from the government?
wanted them to deal with the current issues
What did Jacques Roux do when government refused his demands?
economic terror - demanded execution of hoarders and purge of ex-nobles
What took place on 4th September 1793?
crowd outside Hotel de Ville demanding bread and higher wages
What took place on 5th September 1793?
crowd marched on convention forcing it to accept radical measures
What was the Armee Revolutionaries?
sans-culottes sent to provinces confronting revolutionary forces and ensure movement of food supplies
What was the purpose of the Armee Revolutionaries? (3)
ensure food supplies of Paris
round up hoarders, refractory priests and royalist
mobilise nations resources
When was the law of the general maximum introduced?
29th September 1793
What 3 forms did political terror take?
terror controlled by CPS and CGS
federal revolt such as Vendee and Lyon
other parts controlled by committees and revolutionary armies
When was the end of the federal revolts? and who suppressed it?
regular army
1793
When was the law of suspects introduced and what did it do?
1793 - local administration could be taken away and replaced with sans-culottes militants
What did dechristianisation do?
melted down church bells and priests had to renounce their priesthood and compelled to marry
When was the new revolutionary calendar introduced?
5th October 1793
What was 2 aims of the revolutionary calendar?
emphasise complete breakdown of the past
remove any traces of ancien regime
What did the new calendar ignore?
Sundays and festivals of the church
what decree did CPS declare in 1793?
the decree to suspend the convention of 1793
What did the law of Frimarie give to the CPS snd CGS?
What did the law of Frimarie give to the CPS snd CGS?
Where did left wing opposition come from towards the government?
Jacques Herbert
What did Jacques Herbert do/want?
he called for an insurrection in 1794
How did CPS take adv of Hebert being arrested?
They closed down the Cordeliers club and commune was purged
Where did right wing opposition come from towards the government?
Danton
Who were indulgents?
supporters of Danton and wanted to see relaxation of terror
Where did Danton have a following?
convention
Where was the Great terror held and when did it last until?
centred in Pairs and lasted until 27th July
