Thermidorian Regime

Question 1

What changes were there to money?

Answer 1

• Old gold and silver coins taken out of circulation
• Exchanged for assignats

Question 2

How were price controls changed?

Answer 2

• ended on bread and essential commodities

Question 3

What did assignats lead to?

Answer 3

• Inflation, price rise, food riots

Question 4

When was the uprising of Germinal?

Answer 4

April 1795 - Paris - against economic policies

Question 5

What happened?

Answer 5

Sank a lot more but invaded national convention

Question 6

When was the uprising of Prairial?

Answer 6

May 1795

Question 7

What happened?

Answer 7

20,000 San-cullotte gathered at Tuileries Palace demanding bread.
- 40,000 soldiers confronted them

Question 8

Were gun shots fired?

Answer 8

No - they deserted to the opposing side

Question 9

What happened toward the evening?

Answer 9

Negotiations at bar of assembly - repeated demands for bread

Question 10

What happened to the ring leaders?

Answer 10

Arrested

Question 11

What was the prarial revolt?

Answer 11

Last popular revolt of French rev

Question 12

When did San-Culotte next play a role?

Answer 12

19 CENTURY

Question 13

How was the Thermidorian regime remembered religiously?

Answer 13

Dechristianisation - ie. Robespierre supreme being cult abandoned

Question 14

How was it remembered Militarily?

Answer 14

French armies overran Netherlands

Question 15

When was the new constitution drawn up?

Answer 15

22 august 1795

Question 16

When was the convention replaced with directory?

Answer 16

Dissolved 25 oct - replaced by directory on 2 November 1795

Question 17

What parliamentary change is there?

Answer 17

introduced council of 500 and council of the elders