Chapter 21 section 3

  Held its first meeting in September 1792  Members were elected into this position by the universal manhood suffrage  Every adult male could vote  Whether he owned property or not  Legislative Assembly  Divided into three groups National Convention

  Divided into 3 main groups  Girondins  Jacobians  Those with no definite view  Fewer were supporting the king Legislative Assembly

  Republicans named for the department of the Gironde in Southern France  Feared the dominations of France by Paris Girondins

  Republicans that favored domination by Paris  Some were extreme radicals  Wanted reforms that would benefit all classes of society Jacobins

  Delegates that had no definite views  Most would come to favor the Jacobians Third Group

  First act was to declare the end the monarch rule and to begin the republic  Wrote a new constitution  Brought Louis XVI to trial  January 21, 1793 he was beheaded  U.S was shocked at the radical methods being taken National Convention

  1793 the National convention will take steps to meet threats from invaders  They are to direct the army in crushing the foreign invaders  Adopted conscription  The draft  able bodied males were subjected to military services Committee of Public Safety

  Western France the Royal and the Catholic army fought against the Revolutionary army  Counterrevolutionary  Their aim was to counter or go against the revolution  They supported the Old Regime

  National Convention trying to suppress opposition and revolts  Robespierre  Leader  Will last from 1793 to 1794  Not only against the nobility, but also against anyone suspect of being disloyal  Revolutionaries  Executed twice as many bourgeoisie as nobles  Twice as many peasants and workers as bourgeoisie Reign of Terror

  Robespierre will die in July 1794  Reign of Terror will end  Wealthy middle class will take over the National convention  Prices will rise sharply  Hardship for the poor  Many people were favoring the return of a monarchy

  Democratic reforms  Changes affected every level of French Society  Committee of Public Safety  Republic of Virtue  Democratic republic in which people would act according to the principles of good citizenship  Opened new schools  Supported universal elementary education  Economy  Established wage and price controls  Slavery and religion National Convention

  Metric system  New system of weights and measures  System reflected the interest in rational thinking  New calendar  First Year of Liberty  September 22, 1792 first day of the new calendar  Date of the republics creation  Names reflected the seasons Changes

  1795 Completed another constitution  Two-house legislature  Lower House  Proposed laws  Small/ powerful  Upper House  Accepted or rejected the legislation  Select executive branch  5 individuals known as the Directory

  Only male property owners could vote  Will govern France for 5 years  Peasants, workers, and poor were still suffering Directory

  1795 to 1799 a young general came to the public’s attention  5 feet 5 inches  Strong personality, ambitious, energetic, and very organized  Good manager if both political and military affairs  Married Josephine de Beauharnais in 1796  Leader in French Society  Two days later won command of the French Army Napoleon Bonaparte

  Greatest general of all time   Known as the Napoleonic Wars  1797  Signed a Treaty with Austria that gave France control of Northern Italy Napoleon Continued

  Did away with four out of five of the directors  Will turn the government over to Napoleon  Coup d'état  Stroke of state  Seizing power in force 1799