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1
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What did expulsion mean for the convention

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Moderate faction gone

Montsnganeds and Robespierre henceforth able to dominate government

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2
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Between sept 1793 and July 1794

Did cps have more control than convention

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Absolutely

Power became concentrated and rotations that supposedly would occur once a month stopped before

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3
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Who was Charlotte Corday

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Girondin who killed Marat

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4
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Date of marat’s murder

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13th July 1793

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5
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Grain

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Shortages

During terror

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6
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When was law of suspects enacted

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17th September 1793

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7
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What did law of suspects say

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A suspect could be arrested cos of conduct relationships words
Committees of surveillance established to draw up lists

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8
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Danton let us be terrible

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Let us be terrible in order to stop the people from being so
He was in cps

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9
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5 September 1793 terror according to R was

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Place terror on the order of the day

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10
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Between 1792 and 1794 how many executed

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40,000

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11
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Justification of the law of suspects by convention

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Declared they must destroy enemies before the enemy destroys the republic

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12
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Show trials

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October Paris to respond to scs thirst for blood

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13
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We’re show trials all first and second estate

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NO!
Only 9% nobility and 7% clergy
Not even a fifth
So wasn’t rlly abt ancien regime

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14
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Famous death of show trials

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Marie A

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15
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Date of Girondin execution

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31st October 1793

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16
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How many girondins killed

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21

All guillotined within the space of 36 minute

17
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Why was war important to terror tho

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The provincial government of France is revolutionary until there is peace

Said cps

18
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Armées révolutionnaires how many men

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40,000 roaming countryside

19
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How many représentants-en-mission

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More than a hundred

20
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3 locations of internal revolt

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Toulon
Lyons
Vendée

21
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Planned column for Lyons to say what

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Lyons made war on liberty: Lyons is no more!

22
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Where were priests and monks killed

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In mass drownings near Nantes in thee Vendée

The nuns and priests stripped naked and bound my ropes in mock marriages whilst being drowned

23
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How many executed in Lyons

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2000

24
Q

De Christ..

A

Dechristianisation

25
Q

Figures on the west front of notre dame cathedral

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We’re beheaded

26
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Busts of who were popular replacements of religious objects

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Busts of Marat

27
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Notes darme

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Notre dame became the temple of reason

28
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Festival of

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Reason

29
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Why was Robespierre fearful of Dechristianisation

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He thought it wld earn them more enemies and that faith could be a valuable ally in order and control
And he decreed liberty of cults affirming religious toleration

30
Q

By the end of 1793 how was France

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Economy improving
Good harvest
War going well
Federalist revolt under control

31
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Since everything was good by end of 1793 what did rob suggest

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Too many conflicting bodies had emerged

Also a way to hinder SCs

32
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What law was passed at end of December 1793

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Law of frimaire

33
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What did law of Frimaire enact

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CPS control over ministers general local government

Popular societies and patriotic committees shut down

34
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Robespierre stopped going to CPs Meetings for a bit and then came back and suggested

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Even more purges of people conspiring against “prominent liberty”

35
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Coup of Thermidor marked end of who.

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Rob

36
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When Saint Just tried to make a speech what happens

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Chants at the convention down with the tyrant

37
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Paris commune tried to help rob

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Tried to get national guard to defend him but only a third responded

38
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What happened to commune

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87/95 commune sentenced to death