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The Constitution is ratified by 1,880,000 votes to 17,000. August 4, 1793
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The Continental System (1806) 1806
Since 1793, the French government had carried out policies intended to ruin British commerce; it hoped in this way to eliminate or at least dampen the British will to join in and its ability to finance military coalitions against the French. Napoleon…
The Contrast, 1793 British Liberty/French Liberty 1793
In this color print from 1793, the height of the Terror, two circular drawings appear next to each other, contrasting two types of liberty. English liberty exists, as the figure suggests, but based on the Magna Carta, calm prevails. Representing…
The Convention declares war on Great Britain and the Netherlands. February 1, 1793
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The Convention declares war on Spain. March 7, 1793
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The Convention Is Weak 1794
The coup of Thermidor did not lead immediately to the dissolution of the Committee of Public Safety (CPS), although much of its power was quickly transferred to other committees, especially the Committee of General Security, and back to the…
The Coronation of Louis XVI from the Gazette of France (1775) 1775
These two articles from the official newspaper of the day describe the coronation of Louis XVI at Reims, the city to which French kings had traveled to be anointed and crowned for a thousand years. Note the seriousness with which all the King's…
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The Council of Five–Hundred Concurs November 10, 1799
The Council of Five–Hundred, the lower house of the legislature under the Directory’s constitution, put up only token resistance to the coup of 18 Brumaire [9 November 1799]. By the following day, this body—in principle, made up of the…