National Convention
- Comprised the constitution and legislative assembly of France and sat from September 20, 92 to October 26, 1795
- It help executive power in France during the first years of the Republic
- The republic ended in 1804 wen Napoleon changed it to the first Republic
Dec, 3 1792
- Louis 16th is brought in front of the court for trial
- Robespierre a leader utters the famous phrase " Louis 16th must die so that the country can live."
January 21, 1793
- Citizen Louis Capet guillotined
June 24, 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 good
Reign of Terror
- Sept. 1793-1794
- Period of violence that occurred after onset of the French Revo.
- Mass executions of enemies of the Revo.
- Death toll ranged in the tens of thousands
Summary Execution
- an execution where there is no hearing or trial and the accused is killed within a few hours by either the guillotine, stretched by oxen or decapitated by sword
October 15, 1793
- Marie Antoinette is impeached and convicted for treachery and inces with her child
- The next day she was guillotined
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