The sans-culottes and the collapse of the constitutional experiment Flashcards
1
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Typical sans-culottes jobs
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- Artisans
- Craftsmen
- Seamstresses
2
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Journee of 20 June 1792
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- 8000 sans-culottes and some National Guards - Marched to Tuileries palace
- Demanding Louis withdraw vetoes and reinstate pro-war ministers
- Louis appeared in person - wearing bonnet rouge - made no promises
3
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Brunswick Manifesto
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- Arrived in Paris 1 August 1792
- Written by Duke of Brunswick
- Warned any National Guardsman captured by the Austrians would be killed
- Paris would suffer vengeance if King was harmed
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Journee of 10 August 1792
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- 20,000 armed sans-culottes and 2000 federes - Marched to Tuileries palace
- Many National Guards defected
- 1000 sans-culottes and federes killed or wounded
- Paris commune removed King to temple prison - declared him temporarily suspended
- Issued decree to end active and passive citizen
5
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What factors created an explosive atmosphere in Paris leading to the September Massacres
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- Close proximity of enemy army to Paris - Verdun
- Fear of traitors in Paris who might massacre families
6
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September Massacres
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- September 1792
- Federe and sans-culottes
- 1500 prisoners murdered in Paris
- Girondins blamed Jacobins for inciting violence
- Assembly failed to intervene - shown to be weak
7
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France declared a Republic
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22 September 1792
8
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How many in the convention voted Louis guilty and for death without conditions
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- 693 voted guilty (none against)
- 361 for death without conditions
9
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Execution of Louis XVI
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21 January 1793
10
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How did Louis’ execution demonstrate Jacobin influence in National Convention
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- Girondins less inclined to support death penalty
- Jacobins wanted Louis executed
11
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- 20,000 armed sans-culottes and 2000 federes
- Marched to Tuileries palace
- Many National Guards defected
- 1000 sans-culottes and federes were killed or wounded
- Nearly all Swiss Guard killed
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Journee 10 August 1792
