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Module 3(PART 2)-France becomes a Republic - Coggle Diagram
Module 3(PART 2)-France becomes a Republic
Reign Of Terror
1793-1794
Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and
punishment.
enemies of the republic were mainly ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods.
If the court found them guilty they were guillotined
Finally, he was convicted by a court, arrested and on the next day sent to the guillotine.
He forbidden the use of the most expensive white flour, issued laws placing maximum ceiling on wages and prizes. Meat and bread were rationed. Peasants were forced to transport the grains to the cities and sell it at the prize fixed by the government, Instead of the traditional use of Monsieur and Madame all French men and women were henceforth citoyen and citoyenne, Churches were shut down and their buildings were converted to barracks.
fall of Jacobin club allowed the wealthier middle class to seize power
A new constitution was made in which people without property could not vote
made for 2 elected legislatives
These then appointed a Directory, an executive made up of five members
This was meant as a safeguard against the concentration of power in a one-man executive as under the Jacobins.
Directors often clashed with the legislative councils, who then dismissed them.
Political instability
The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
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