Chapter 8 - The Sans-culottes And The Collapse Of The Constitutional Experiment

Question 1

Sans-culottes

Role in revolution?
What type of measures did they want?
How did they express position?

Answer 1

• had an important role in revolution from beginning
• dominated Paris and Paris-commune
• wanted more extreme measures than legislative assembly deputies (food price controls and the vote etc.)
• militant and violent (rioted a lot)