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FROM THE DIRECTORY TO BRUMAIRE-22nd August 1795, a new constitution was…
FROM THE DIRECTORY TO BRUMAIRE-22nd August 1795, a new constitution was created, establishing the Directory as the new government
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Popular Protest
The Rising of Germinal
1st April 1795, 10,000 peaceful protesters march on the Convention demanding bread, they were dispersed by the National Guard
The Rising of Prarial
20th May 1795, the sans-culottes surrounded the assembly, supported by some disloyal National Guard, demanding action on food shortages
The NC took some action in setting up the Food Commission.But it deployed 20,000 NG and army troops, arresting over 6,000 arrests
They showed the extent of dissatisfaction and desperation, as these were, essentially, spontaneous bread riots
They showed how the sans-culottes had lost their power, having lost their dominant leaders of Marat, Hebert, and Roux
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