Dictatorship Of CPS Flashcards
What and when was the law of frimaire ?
December 1793:
- Gave CPS and CGS full executive powers
- Was step to restoring central control and establishing revolutionary government
What did policies or law of frimaire lead to ?
End of anarchy
end of San culottes power
First strong government since 1787
What did herbertistes demand ?
Execution of hoarders and property redistributed
Who was Danton ?
Former colleague of Robespierre and leading jacobin/montagnard
What did Dantons supporters want ?
End to terror and centralisation
Who supported Danton?
Large following in the Convention unlike Herbert so was harder to remove this opposition and was considered higher threat
His call for peace implied desire for return of monarchy
How did Ribespierre remove danton and Desmoulin
They were brought before revolutionary tribunal on charges based on political record and in April 1794 executed
When was the great terror?
From 10 June to 27 July 1794
When was law of Prairial ?
10 June 1794
What was the law of Prairial ?
streamline revolutionary justice, denying the accused any effective right to self-defense
Why did Robespierre lost support from Catholics ?
Because of his cult of supreme being
Catholics felt he as ignoring the catholic doctrine and the pope and that he was setting himself up as high priest
Why did Robespierre set up the cult of the supreme being?
Because he hated dechristianisation and wanted to unite Frenchmen in a new religion a replacement for Catholicism
When was the cult of supreme being passed as law?
7th may 1794
Why did CGS and anti clericalism hate the cult of supreme being?
Felt it was first step to re introduction of Roman Catholicism
How successful was the terror?
Federal revolts crushed Food supplies moving into towns Value of assignat rising French armies doing well Therefore was renewed confidence and convention could clam back power from sans culottes
