National Convention • Comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly of France and sat from September 20, 1792 to October 26, 1795. • It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic • The Republic ended in 1804 when Napoleon changed it to the Frist French Empire. December 3rd, 1792 • Louis the 16th is brought in front of the courts for trial. • Robespierre, a leader in the French Revolution utters the famous phrase that “ Louis the 16th must die so that the country can live” January 21, 1793 • Citizens decrown Louis the 16th and guillotined him by the citizens. June 24th, 1793 • Ratification of new constitution by National Convention but not yet proclaimed. Slavery is abolished in France until 1802. • 1802 is around the rise of power for Napoleon and he thinks that slavery is a good deal for France. Reign of Terror • September 1793 – July 1794 • Was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. Incited by a conflict between rival political factions. • Mass executions of enemies of the revolution • The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands. • Summary of execution – execution with no hearing. Once you are accused you a presumed guilty and you die within hours. October 15th, 1793 • Queen Marie Antoinette is impeached and convicted for treachery against the country and for incest with her child and is condemned to be executed in the palace de la Revolution • The next day Marie gets the guillotine.
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