Directory CRISIS Flashcards
Different types of crisis affecting the Directory by 1799
Jourdan’s law
Economic crisis
Collapse of provinces
When was Jourdan’s Law?
1798
What was Jourdan’s law?
Proposed conscription to be introduced for first time since 1793
Approved by Councils in Sept 98
Reaction to Jourdan’s law?
Widespread resistance
Belgium- revolts took over 2months to put down
Failure of Jourdan’s law?
Of first draft of 230k men, only 74k reached armies
What did councils have to do because of Jourdan’s law?
Levee en masse called in June 1799- emmergency laws
Economic crisis by 1799?
Forced loan on the rich, intended to raise 100m livres
LHow did directory enforce forced loan?
Law of Hostages, 1799, declared that any areas resisting new laws could be declared as ‘disturbed’ and local authorities could arrest rebels
Failure of forced loan and law of hostages
By Nov 10, only 10m livres of loan had been collected; Law of Hostages was never applied
Businessmen were enraged
Link to economic crisis to napoleon?
Businessmen were angry that they could be economically effected by war they didn’t want..N managed to end the war
Collapse of the provinces by 1799?
Collapse in gov adminstration by 1799
Gov decrees couldnt be enforced by local notables
NG not large enough to keep order
Eg of collapse in provinces?
By nov 1799 there was a civil war in the Ardeche region?
