Chp3 Revolution: Sans-Culottes Flashcards
1
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Who were sans-coulottes?
A
poor people from Paris and larger cities
2
Q
What were the sans-coulottes against?
A
they were against reforms that benefitted the bourgeoisie and business classes
3
Q
What did the sans-coulottes want?
A
they wanted the government to lower prices and supply bread to the poor
4
Q
What did the sans-coulottes do?
A
roamed Paris in gangs attacking anyone they believed to be against the revolution
5
Q
Who was the leader of the sans-coulottes?
A
a fiery pamphlet writer, Jean-Paul Marat
6
Q
What did the sans-coulottes believe should happened to the aristocracy?
A
execute them
7
Q
What did the sans-coulottes believe about the orginators of the revolution?
A
they thought they were too easy going and moderate, so they executed them!!!
