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A statue depicting the National Convention during the
French Revolution (National Convention of the French
Revolution.)

2. What was the National convention?
•In September of
1792, The National
Convention was a new
legislative body, but
was a more radical
body than any earlier
assemblies or bodies.
A picture of the National Convention
(“Maximilien De Robespierre.”).

3. •The National
Convention was
formed September
20, 1792.
•The Convention was
in power for 3 years.
•The convention
officially ended Oct.
26, 1795.
When did the national convention start and end?
The Hall of the first convention (Hazen).

4. Who Was on the National Convention?
•The National
Convention members
were decided by French
men over the age of 25.
•The body was made up
of 749 members from
France and a few other
countries.
A picture of the National Convention
meeting hall (Grieves).

5. WHY was the national convention
started?
•The National
Convention was elected
to provide a new
constitution for the
country after the
monarch, LOUIS XVI,
was overthrown on
august 10
th
of 1792
(GUPTA).
Decree of the National Convention (Decree of the
National Convention).

6. What Did the national convention do?
•The Execution of
Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette
•Created the
Committee of Public
Safety, which Started
the reign of terror
The execution of Louis XVI by guillotine
(Silva).

7. Maximilien Robespierre
•Robespierre would be very involved in government until
his execution in 1795
•Brought the idea of a Revolutionary Tribunal and a new
government to the legislative assembly
•Elected to the Committee of Public
Safety
•Caused dictatorship of France
A picture of Maximilien Robespierre
(“Maxmilien de Robespierre.”).

8. •Credited for the overthrow of
the monarchy and
establishment of the First
French Republic
•First president of the
Committee of Public Safety
•Died on the guillotine during
the reign of terror
Georges-Jacques Danton
A picture of George-Jacques
Danton (Soboul).

9. Jean-Paul Marat
•Leader of the radical
Montagnard faction
•Supported simple changes for
the state of France
•Assassinated by an opposing
Girondin, Charlotte Corday
A photo of Jean-Paul Marat
(Vidalenc).

10. The Committee of Public Safety
•The Committee of Public Safety was
created by the National Convention in
1793.
•Consisted of 12 members
•“an administrative body to
supervise and expedite the work
of the executive bodies of the
convention and of the
government ministers appointed
by the convention” (ThinkQuest
Team).
The Committee of Public Safety
established 1793 (Wood).

11. The Reign of Terror
•A Direct Result of The National
Convention’s creation of the
committee of public Safety
•A period in time of 10 months in
which 300,000 people were
arrested and 40-50 thousand were
killed by guillotine, disease, or
other ways for not supporting the
French Revolution.
A picture of a guillotine
(Rockwell).

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