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Notes on political, economic and religious terror during the French Revolution
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Political, economic and religious terrorType Evidence
Political Causes
o Political factionalism
o Influence of sans-culottes
o Influence of Robespierre
Key Events
o 24th October – trials of the Girondins
21 expelled Girondins leaders, all were condemned to death
o 17th September – Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects empowered local revolutionary committees to arrest “those who by their
conduct, relations or language spoken or written, have shown themselves partisans of tyranny or
federalism and enemies of liberty.”
14 Frimaire II (4 Dec 1793) – gave the CPS direct power over ministers, generals, local gov,
representants-en-mission
Increased numbers brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal
o March-Sept - 260 cases heard, 66 guillotined
o Sept-Dec - 500 000 cases heard, 180 guillotined in Paris alone
o Revolutionary Tribunal – in Paris from June 1794 (Law of 22 Prairial)
o Rising influence of Sans-culottes
Pushing for elimination of other political factions (indulgents and Herbert-ists)
The ‘indulgents’: Danton, Desmoulins and their associates (killed on the 13th of April).
Rumours of a plot to massacre convention leading to Hébert’s arrest
Between March and June 1794 - 1000 executed
o Death sentences
In Paris: 2639
In whole country (inc. Paris): 16594
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