Chapter 11 - The Progress of War

Question 1

What did the Levee en masse order in August 1793?

Answer 1

All men without dependants were to give immediate military service
Married men to forge weapons and supplies
Women to serve in hospitals
Old were to brought to public squares to preach the unity of the republic

Question 2

What caused the levee en masse?

Answer 2

Internal and external war pressures (federalist revolt, rising of the vendee and foreign defeats)