Machinery and apparatus of terror

Question 1

Why were extraordinary measures put in place in 1793?

Answer 1

-Due to the pressures of internal and external war- Robespierre wanted to establish control over

Question 2

a)What was the Committee of general security (CGS) b)when was it established, c) who did it report to?

Answer 2

a)CGS’s role was policing and administration of justice
-decreased from 30 deputies to 12 by 1793 (more centralised)
b)2 October 1792
c)Reported to the National Convention

Question 3

a)What were representatives en mission, b) how many were there, c) when were they established, d) Who did they report to?

Answer 3

a) Pairs of deputies sent by National Convention (usually Jacobin) to ensure loyalty of departements and ensured loyalty of troops after defection of demouriez in April

b)82

c) Established on 9 March 1793

d)Reported daily to the CPS
Reported weekly to National Convention

Question 4

When was the Revolutionary Tribunals established?

Answer 4

-March 1793

Question 5

What decree was passed on the 19 March 1793?

Answer 5

-A decree that stated anyone bearing arms could be executed without appeal in 24 hrs

Question 6

a)What were watch committees and B) when were they established?

Answer 6

a)established in every commune and town to watch for suspicious behaviour or foreigners- would pass them onto revolutionary tribunals

b)21 March 1792

Question 7

a) What was the Committee of Public Safety (CPS), b) when was it established, c) who did it report to?

Answer 7

a)essentially a war cabinet and responsible for the application of revolutionary wars
9 men who were elected by the National Convention

b) 6 April 1793 - after Demouriez defected

c) reported weekly to the National Convention