The White Terror Flashcards
1
Q
What was the White Terror?
A
Series of purges against former proponents of the Terror
2
Q
Who were muscadins and jeunesse doree?
A
bourgeois who attacked ex-Jacobins and s-cs.
3
Q
Name two places where the White Terror occured
A
Chouans and Nimes and the Vendee
4
Q
What occurred in Lyons?
A
May 1795- 700 Jacobin prisoners hauled from cells and slaughtered
