Thermidorian Reaction Flashcards
How and when was the CPS and CGS membership changed?
July 1794- vacancies were filled with Dantonists and the Plain; Tallien forgot his role in the Terror
What key Terror law was repealed in August 1794?
Law of 22 Prairial- those imprisoned because of ti were released and the prosecutor arrested.
What happened to the Rev. Tribunal?
August 1794- it was reorganised and executions lessened with alternatives like exile to South Guiana.
What was the Law on Revolutionary Government? (3)
August 1794- decentralised power using 16 committees, reduced power from s-cs in sections, Communes power the reduced
When did the Church and State separate?
September 1794- state stopped paying for clerical salaries; reduced one branch of govt.
What was the fate of the Jacobins?
November 1794- it was closed down with all affiliating societies
What were the economic reforms post-Robespierre?
December 1794- Law of maximum repealed and public workshops turned private
What further methods in 1795 reduced the Terror?
Feb- relgious toleration. April- reps en mission abolished. May- Rev. Tribunal abolished after only 63 guillotinings p/a. Oct- Law of Suspects repealed.
What was the assignat like by April 1795?
Due to the abandonment of a controlled economy, assignats were worth less than 3 percent of their face value.
When was the Verona Declaration?
June 1795
What was the Verona Declaration?
The comte de Provence urged a return to monarchy
What was another example of a royalist action?
comte d’artois supported British led invasion in Chouans
When and what was the Battle of Quiberon?
July 1795- General Hoche executed 700 emigres
When and what was the Battle of Fleurus?
June 1794- recaptured Austrian Netherlands
