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Girondists & Jacobins G=A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde. Jacobin-A radical or extreme leftist. Montganards(the Mountain) Radical Jacobins!! Radical, radicals! Controlled National Assembly Advocated for government reform of constitutional monarchy
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Sans-Culottes-A revolutionary extremist. Favored democratic republic Nation of small farmers & shopkeepers Voice of common man could be heard Best form of govt. was the one which governed the least Wanted laws to prevent extremes of both wealth & property
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Maximilien-Francois- Marie-Isodore De Robespierre 1758-1794 Lawyer Prominent member of Jacobin Club (radical political organization) Dominant in National Convention (revolutionary assembly 1792-1795) Honore-Gabriel Riqueti, Comto De Mirabeau 1749-1791 Soldier & well-known political essayist Most celebrated orator of revolutionary period Advocate of constitutional monarchy for France
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May 1789 Elected to Estates-General as deputy for 3 rd Estate July 1793 Joins nine- member Committee of Public Safety April-July 1794 Virtual dictator of France Largely responsible for Reign of Terror 1793- 1794
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1791 Appointed president of National Assembly Fails to convince radicals or King Louis XVI to create constitutional monarchy based on British model April 1791 Dies of ill health
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Georges-Jacques Danton 1759-1794 Lawyer Founder member of Cordeliers’ Club (radical revolutionary party & an influential element in National Convention) Marie-Joseph, Marquis De Lafayette 1757-1834 Soldier in American Revolution Becomes French national hero Strong advocate of political reform Advocate of royal authority to prevent anarchy during the period of reform Hated by Jacobins for his moderation
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September 1792 Elected to National Convention April 1793 Original member of Committee of Public Safety & opposes excesses of the Terror April 1794 Plotted against & denounced as a counterrevolutionary by Robespierre Tried & executed
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May 1789 Elected to Estates General as deputy for 2 nd Estate Sympathetic to 3 rd Estate August 1789 Helps draft Declaration of the Rights of Man (bill of rights) based on America’s October 1789 Protects Louis XVI during march of Parisian citizens on Versailles June 1791 Aids Louis XVI’s unsuccessful attempt to escape France August 1792 Leaves France for Austria Imprisoned & later released in 1797
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Jean-Paul Marat 1743-1793 Physician & Scientist, practicing in Paris during Revolution Member of Cordeliers’ Club Editor of influential & controversial revolutionary newspaper L’ami du Peuple (The Friend of the People) Arrested several times for publicly announcing prominent members of the assembly Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duc D’Orleans 1747-1793 Known as Philippe Egalite (Equality) Member of Bourbon family Popular & known for liberal views Advocate of government reform
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September 1792 Elected to National Convention Advocates radical reforms July 1793 Assassinated by Girondist activist Charlotte Corday Hailed as a martyr
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May 1789 Elected to Estates General as deputy for 2 nd Estate September 1792 Given title Citoyen Egalite (Citizen Equality) by Paris Commune Recognition of his support of the Revolution April 1793 Arrested after his son becomes an émigré October 1793 Executed as a counterrevolutionary
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