2.8- The Thermidorian Regime Flashcards
How long did the Thermidorian regime last for?
July 1794 to November 1795
How did they ensure they weren’t like the jacobins?
Changed the members of the CPS and CGS regularly, and repealed the law of prairial
What was the white terror?
The revolutionary tribunal killed many jacobin and sans culotte leaders
What principles did the Thermidorians introduce?
-France to remain a republic
-universal manhood suffrage to be abolished
-separation of powers
-executive and legislature should be equally powerful
-separation of the church and state
Why didn’t they return to a constitutional monarchy?
Louis’ son died in June 1795, and Louis’ brother said that when he regained control of tenace he would introduce the absolute monarchy and the estates system and execute those responsible for his brothers death (declaration of Verona)
What happened after the law of the general maximum was abolished?
Prices began to rise again leading to further discomfort among the urban poor
When was the Germinal Uprising?
1st April 1795
What was the Germinal Uprising?
A crowd of 10,000 unarmed sans culottes marched on the convention and disrupted debates to demand bread
What happened to the crowd of the germinal uprising when the national guard appeared?
They dispersed
When was the Prairial Uprising?
20th May 1795
What was the Prairial Uprising?
An armed crowd marched on the convention to demand bread. The convention deployed national guards against the crowd, but the gunners went to the side of the rebels
What did the convention do about the Prairial uprising?
They sent 20,000 troops of the army to attack the suburbs from which the rebels had come
When did the convention send 20,000 army troops to attack the suburbs?
22nd May 1795
When was the Vendémiaire Uprising?
5th October 1795
What was the Vendémiaire uprising?
A crowd of 25,000 artisans and apprentices marched on the convention due to the two thirds law led by royalists.
