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The Thermidorian Reaction

The Thermidorian Reaction. HWH UNIT 4 CHAPTER 6.3. The Thermidorian Reaction. Jacobin clubs closed Paris Commune outlawed Economic restrictions lifted Churches reopened The “ White Terror ” Political instability and corruption Sans Culottes lose influence, bourgeoisie gain influence

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The Thermidorian Reaction

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  1. The Thermidorian Reaction HWH UNIT 4 CHAPTER 6.3

  2. The Thermidorian Reaction • Jacobin clubs closed • Paris Commune outlawed • Economic restrictions lifted • Churches reopened • The “White Terror” • Political instability and corruption • Sans Culottes lose influence, bourgeoisie gain influence • Women lose rights

  3. Threats to the Convention • The Insurrection of Prairial (Year III, 1795) • Paris mob attempted to overthrow the Convention • The military is called into Paris • 10,000 arrested or exiled

  4. The Constitution of Year III (1795)The Directory • Neither democratic nor royalist • Bicameral • Council of Elders • Council of 500 • 5 person executive • The Two-Thirds Law

  5. The “Whiff of Grapeshot” • Royalist uprising of Vendemiaire, Year IV (October 1795) • Opposed the Two Thirds Law • Napoleon Bonaparte

  6. Louis XVIII • Declaration of Verona (1795) • Threatened to return the Old Regime

  7. Babeuf and the Conspiracy of Equals (1796)

  8. The Coup d’état of Fructidor(September, 1797) • Elections of 1797 had produced royalists and conservatives • Original members of the Directory threw out the election results • Depended on Napoleon’s army for support

  9. The Treaty of Campo Formio (October, 1797) • Peace treaty with Austria and Prussia • Solidified French gains in Italy and Belgium

  10. Napoleon’s Coup d’état of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799)

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