1. The French Republic

2. National Convention
Left Center Right
Jacobins - no definite views Girondins
- George-Jacques - later favored the - feared
Danton Jacobin position domination by
-Maximilien Paris
Robespierre
- Jean-Paul Marat
- republicans who
favoried
domination by
Paris

3. Actions of the National
Convention
established a republic
wrote a new constitution
ended monarchy
tried Louis XVI and
found him guilty
January 21 1793 -
beheaded

4. Threat of Invasion
Foreign Threats
Defeated Austrian/Prussian forces
France remained in the Netherlands
Great Britain, Netherlands,Spain, Austria, and
Prussia attack France again

5. Threat of Invasion
Committee of Public
Safety
directed the army
DANTON
formed the
“Revolutionary
Tribunal”
conscription (draft) ROBESPIERRE

6. Counterrevolutionary
opposition to the
committee of public
safety and the Jacobins
“Royal and Catholics”
Jacobins arrested
Girondin delegates
assassination of Marat

7. Reign of Terror
September 1793 to July 1794
suppression of opposition and revolt
executed “revolutionaries”
fanatic reaction of Robespierre
July 1794 - Robespierre arrested and executed
Jacobins lost power

8. Accomplishments during
National Convention
committee of public safety
opened new schools
wage and price controls to stop inflation
abolished slavery
religious toleration
metric system
French victories

9. The Directory
Legislative
Lower House - 500 members
Upper House - 250 members (selected the
executive branch)
Executive - 5 Directors
Voters - male property owners
Length of use -4 years

10. Problems of Directory
wealthy still had control
army used for unrest
unpopular
weak and open to dictatorship

11. Napoleon achievements
prior to 1799
suppressed a Paris uprising
demonstrated military genius in battle
forced Sardinians to make peace
defeated Austrians four times and gained control
of northern Italy from them

12. Napoleon takes power
built his popularity
stages a coup d’etat against an unstable
government (one director)