History 1401E : History 1401 Notes

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Reaction in france pg 374-394 lecture for oct. 22. 2011. Frech extended territory over austrian netherlands, rhine, swiss land. Disorganized french army won battle over prussia thus protecting paris. Revolution spreak in the wake of the successful french armies. Infant french revolution was at war against all europe ; saved by the weakness of the coalition of nations. In the conevtion the leaders jacobins were splitting. New political group emerged: montagnards; represented paris and most were of provincial birth. They feared the convention was too moderate and demanded direct democracy. King convicted of treason and guillotined on a vote of 361-360. Everyone now looked to the mountain wing of jacobins to stop any royalist movements. France started to loose territory and enemies threatened to invade france. May 31, 1793 commune of paris, under pressure from sans cullote assembled a host of demonstrators and insurrectionists who invaded the convention and forced the arrest of the.

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