Define things Flashcards
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What was the White Terror?
A royalist rebellion against the revolution by those who suffered from it
What was the Germinal Rising, and what was its outcome?
10k Sans Culottes demanding bread at the convention - failed to gather support and put Paris into martial law.
What was the Rising of Prairial and what was its outcome?
Housewives and workers marched on the convention to demand bread and the release of Jacobin prisoners. Food commission set up, and they surrendered when 20k troops arrived.
What was the rising of Vendemiaire and what was its outcome?
Monarchists believed the plebiscite had been rigged and protested against the republican government. As 25k parisians marched on the convention, outnumbering 6 to 1, Napoleon fired cannons at the crowd, forcing them to flee.
What was the law of suspects, 1793
Allowed the CPS to target enemies of the republic and revolution
What was the law of 22 Prairial
Sped up the Revolutionary Tribunal trials to 3 days.
What was the CPS?
Designed to protect the republic from foreign enemies and internal uprisings.
What were the Jeunesse Doree?
A group of wealthy young men who attacked the Sans Culottes
What coup is the ‘bloodless coup’
Coup of Floreal
Who crushed the Chouan resistance in the Vendee?
General Hoche
What plot is the Conspiracy of Equals?
The Babeuf Plot
How large was the total electorate, and how many of those were eligible to serve in the legislative of 400?
6 million total electorate, with 6000 eligible to serve in the legislature of 400.
