federal terror Flashcards
how many victims of the terror were there between 1792 and 1794?
40,000
who was executed as part of the show trials?
marie antoinette on 16th october
what was the purpose of the show trials?
to satisfy the demands of the sans culottes and to demonstrate the power of the revolutionary tribunal
what happened to the expelled girondins?
were executed on 24th october in the space of 36 minutes
what did saint-just declare on the 10th of october?
that provisional government of france would remain revolutionary until there is peace
what did the comites des surveillances do?
monitored residents in municipalities
what was the purpose of the revolutionay armies
roamed the countryside and clamped down on fedralist and counter-revolutionary activity
what did the CGS do?
sent spies
what did the convention send?
representants en mission to pursue revolutionary justice
which areas were worst affected by the terror?
the vendee and chouan region - anywhere involved in the federalist revolt
what was the law of suspects?
anyone suspected of being counter revolutionary in any shape or form could be arrested, lists of suspects were drawn up by the comites des surveillance and brought to the CGS
what was the impact of the law of frimaire?
gave the cps direct powers over ministers, generals, representants en mission and local gov - meant departements were only reposnsible for tax collection and public works
what was included in the law of frimaire?
armees revolutionaires disbanded from march 1794, popular societies and patriotic communities closed down
what was the impact of the law of frimarie on the sans culottes?
meant their channels of coms were broken
what did the law of frimaire result in?
highly centralised structure, CPS supreme authority, property and land seized from counter revolutionaries
