2- The 1795 Parisian Risings Flashcards
What were the three key risings in 1795?
Rising of 12 Germinal, Rising of 1 Prairial, Rising of 13 Vendémaire.
When was the Rising of 12 Germinal?
1st April 1795
When was the Rising of 1 Prairial?
20th May 1795
When was the Rising of 13 Vendémaire?
5th October 1795
What were the causes of the Rising of 12 Germinal?
Economic crisis, huge rates of inflation, and the currency was ruined.
First time since Autumn 1791, bread prices were a social problem.
Police law passed which lay down the death penalty for seditious language.
What happened during the Rising of 12 Germinal?
10,000 invaded the constitution
How was the Rising of 12 Germinal supressed?
The demonstrators were unarmed, and when the National Guard appeared, led by Thionville, they withdrew with no resistance.
What were the causes of the Rising of 1 Prairial?
Abandonment of the economy caused inflation.
Assignats were worth 3% of their face value.
This caused the government to be much weaker, it became much harder to administer France.
There was little work or food available.
What were the aims of the protestors at the Rising of 1 Prairial?
The release of Jacobin prisoners.
The reinstatement of the 1793 constitution.
New price controls to ensure a better supply of food in the capital.
What was the significance of the Rising of 1 Prairial?
40,000 soldiers had to be called to disperse the mob. This was the largest display of military force since the revolution began.
What were the causes of the Rising of 13 Vendémaire?
Started by Chouans, a royalist, Catholic force in the Vendée.
Religious grievances.
Supported by the British who gave them weapons, clothing, food etc.
Poor socio-economic conditions caused by the repeal of the Law of the Maximum, poor harvests and inflation.
Their main aim was to return the monarchy.
How was the Rising of 13 Vendémaire supressed?
Bonaparte arrived at Convention, joined Barras’ forces.
5th Oct- Bonaparte helped to override Barras, ordered the collection of cannons.
Republicans eventually won which extinguished the immediate threat to the Convention.
What was the significance of the Rising of 13 Vendémaire?
Showed the military competence of Napoleon- lead to his rise to power.
Royalism continued to rise.
The authority of the Directory was threatened in the long term.
What title was Napoleon given after the Rising of 13 Vendémaire?
Général de Division
What links were there between all the risings?
All based around poor socio-economic conditions.
They also all had political grievances.
Increasing amount of frustration: the uprisings got bigger and increasingly threatening as time went by.
