Overthrow of the Girondins Flashcards
(12 cards)
Why were Parisians rioting in February 1793?
-High food prices- increased by 90% from 1791 to 1793
Who organised and led the February/March 1793 food riots?
-Jacques Roux
Who did Marat Blame for the high bread prices and what did this lead to?
-Marat blamed the Girondins for the high bread prices in his newspaper L’ami du peuple
-Led to series of attacks on Girondin printing press on the 9-10 March 1793
When was Marat arrested and tried by the Gironinds and why was he?
-arrested on the 12 April 1793 - acquitted 12 days later
-he was arrested by the Girondins for inciting murder
What was the consequences for the Girondins arresting Marat?
-Trial was self-defeating:
-Danton used it to portray Girondins as CR
-Marat had support from S.C who carried him back to convention
When and how did the sans culottes demonstrate for price controls and b) what did it lead to
a) 3 May 1793
-8000 sans culottes surrounded the convention demanding price controls on bread
b) Robespierre got a vote for price controls ( despite Girondins saying problems would eventually pass and food supplies would increase, dropping prices)
What was the name of the price controls law and when was it passed?
-4th May 1793
-Law of General Maximum
Who called for insurrection against Girondins on the 26th May in Jacobin meetings?
-Robespierre
What did the sans culottes do between 31st May to 2 June?
-Besieged the convention demanding the Girondins be expelled
-Also with the national guard
a)What were the aims of the 2 June Journee 1793 and b)who led it and c) who was involved ?
a)To remove the Girondins from the Convention and to achieve price controls on all essential goods
b) Jacques Roux (enrages), Hebert and Paris communme
c)80,000-100,000 s.c + National Guard (radicalised from after Lafayette’s defection and always with s.c
a)How many Girondin deputies were arrested and b)how many were imprisoned?
a) 29 Girondins deputies arrested initially
b)22/29 were imprisoned- the rest escaped
Who proposed the vote to remove the Girondin deputies?
-Couthon
