Chapter 9 Flashcards
What did sans-culottes and girondins agree on?
supported republican government
supported the war
believed in the need for further enlightened reforms
Montagnards and Girondins
Differences in support
Montagnards - centralised strong in Paris
Girondins - decentralised strong in rural areas
Montagnards and Girondins view on
sans culottes
Montagnards - favoured sans-culottes and responded to their demands (maximum prices)
Girondins - suspicious of sans-culottes and feared their activism (free market economy)
Montagnards and Girondins view
politcal setting
Montagnards - radical, militant approach was necessary
Girondins - moderate way to reform
Montagnards and Girondins view on Louis
Montagnards- wanted to see the King executed
Girondins - accepting his guilt but did not support death penalty
When was France declared a republic
22 September 1792
Leading Montagnards
Chaumette - president of the Paris Commune
Marat - journalist “La ami du peuple”
Hebert - “Le Pere Duchesne”
Danton - Minister of Justice (sans culottes favourite)
Robbespierre - Jacobine leader and CPS
Petition - Major of Paris
Leading Girondins
Brissot - leader of the Girodins
Roland - Minister of the Interior
Dumoriez - General, defected to Austrians in April 93
What hindered the National Convention of working properly
Montagnards and Girodins opposed each other constantly, Plain’s loyalties were fickle, personal attacks
Battle of Jemappes
November 1792
(2 months after Sep massacres)
What was the effect of the victory at Jemappes
November 6, 1792
Growing Girondin support, Edict of Fraternity and other decrees,
Problems caused by the war
Inflation and sporadic peasant rioting
Peasant rioting as a result of the war?
CHOUAN REBELLION
- opposed conscription
- opposed religious changes
Jacobins exploited the rioting arguing for more central control
Debate on the KIng’s fate key aspects
360/361 for death without conditions
Girondins - appeal to the people
occupied much of the discussions in November and December 92
When was Louis executed
21 January 93