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T3: Preconditions to Terror Flashcards

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1
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When was the Terror?

A

Sep 1793 - July 1794

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2
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How many killed in the Terror?

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2500 in Paris
15000 including provinces

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3
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who were the victims of the Terror? (percentages)

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8% noble or former noble
25% middle class
60% peasants/ working class

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4
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when had the majority of royalists fled France?

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1792

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5
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when was Louis executed?

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Jan 1793

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6
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in what period did the French make a number of gains in the war against Austria and Prussia?

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sep 1792 - jan 1793

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when did the war against Austria and Prussia start to go badly for the French?

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feb and march 1793
continued to go badly into the summer

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8
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who did France declare war on in Feb 1793?

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Spain, Holland and Britain

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9
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At war with the First Coalition by…

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end of Feb 1793

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10
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bad defeat by Austrians at Battle of Neerwinden

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18 March 1793

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11
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General Dumouriez defects to Austrians

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April 1793

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12
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When did the Convention order a levy of 300,000 conscripts to fight the First Coalition?

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feb 1793

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13
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When did the news of conscription reach the Vendee (when did the uprising begin)?

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11th March 1793

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14
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what proportion of priests in the Vendee had refused to swear the oath of allegiance as set out by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

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3/4

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15
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how many NG were in the Vendee to defend against unrest?

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mere 1300

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16
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When was the CPS created?

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6 April 1793

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17
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why was the CPS created?

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France facing no. of crises e.g. foreign armies advancing, defection of Dumouriez, revolt in the Vendee - needed a body to handle war effort and defend the revolution against internal and external threats

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18
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How many members did the CPS have in April 1793?

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9 - 7 from the Plain, 2 more radical (incl. Danton)

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19
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what were the initial powers of the CPS (April 1793) ?

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  • foreign policy
  • appointing commanders
  • defence against counter-rev (internal + external)
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20
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how much did the value of the assignat drop by due to gov printing more?

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1/2

21
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NG deployed to bring bread riots in Paris under control

A

Feb 1793

22
Q

8,000 SC surrounded Convention - wanted max prices

A

1 May 1793

23
Q

new law setting max price for grain and bread passed
(Jacobin-SC alliance = successful)

A

4 May 1793

24
Q

When did the Girondins call for Marat’s indictment and trial

A

12th April 1793

25
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When was Marat put on trial

A

24th April 1793

26
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How long did the jury and judges take to acquit Marat of all crimes?

A

just one day

27
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when did Robespierre called for SC to rise up in insurrection against the Girondin deputies

A

26th May 1793

28
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how many NG and SC did the Commune and the sections of Paris mobilise?

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80,000

29
Q

Army of NG and SC surrounded the convention in insurrection (led to purge of Girondins 3 days later)

A

2nd June 1793

30
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when was Marat killed?

A

13th July 1793

31
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when did the CPS increase to 12 people

A

10th July (following purge of Girondins) - mostly Jacobins, led by Robespierre

32
Q

how many departments of France witnessed disturbances in Federalist revolts?

A

60/85

33
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when were the Federalist revolts?

A

spring + summer 1793

34
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When did revolts in Lyon begin?

A

same day as purge of Girondins

35
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how long was Lyon starved for by national forces before they capitulated

A

2 months - capitulated (9th Oct 1793

36
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how many in Lyon were executed, after the rebellion?

A

nearly 2000

37
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levee en masse declared by Convention.

A

23rd Aug 1793

38
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thousands of SC marched on Convention due to no improvement in economic conditions

A

4-5 Sep 1793

39
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when was the general maximum introduced (max price on all basic commodities)

A

29th Sep

40
Q

what concession was made by Convention after SC matched 4-5 Sep

A

armees revolutionnaires permitted

41
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when was Brissot and 31 other Girondins sent to the guillotine?

A

31st Oct 1793

42
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when did the Revolutionary War begin?

A

1792

43
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how many rebels attacked and overran town of Cholet.

A

over 10,000

44
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how many NG were in the Vendee

A

only 1,300

45
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how big was the Vendean army at its largest

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80,000

46
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How many troops did the Convention have to divert from the Revolutionary War to deal with the Vendee?

A

30,000

47
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harvest good in

A

1792

48
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