How did the provinces influence the revolution? Political activity was not confined to Paris Decentralisation was a key feature of the revolution until 1793 when Robespierre & the Jacobins started to reverse it. From 1788 - 1789 radicalism was centred in the provinces. Peasant involvement in the Great Fear in August 1789 The most 'revolutionary' cahiers presented to the Estates-General in 1789 came from provincial areas The most revolutionary speakers in the Estates-General came from the provinces - e.g. Robespierre came from Arras The centre for radical ideas was known as the Breton Club (later called the Jacobins) - established in Paris but its origins lay in Brittany. The provinces maintained a healthy interest in revolutionary change. Local Jacobin clubs were set up in most provincial cities. Revolutionary newspapers were published aimed at rural readers e.g. La Feuille Villageoise had a wide readership. The militant federes - the provincial soldiers who arrived in Paris in 1792 - had at least as much influence on the overthrow of the king in 1792 as the urban Sans Culottes The counter-revolution & the federal revolt that provoked the Terror was centred in the Provinces. From February 1793 resistance to the revolution broke out - most strongly in Brittany & the Vendee Horror at religious changes inspired strong opposition in strongly catholic areas where there were many non-juror (refractory) priests There was strong opposition to the introduction of conscription - in particular in the Vendee when 300,000 troops were to be raised. Charlotte Corday murdered Marat in a show of provincial horror at the excesses of revolutionary terror The Terror & the domination of the Committee of Public Safety came as a response to provincial resistance. During the Terror activity in the provinces was frequently more extreme than in the capital. Militants replaced moderates in local government. Where there was rebellion protestors were crushed with terrific atrocities - massacres, mutilations & the burnings of farms & crops. In Nantes the local representative-on-mission had hundreds of prisoners tied up naked, in sealed barges which were then sunk in the River Loire. Lyons, France's second city, was torched by its zealous representatives-on-mission & suspect citizens were shot by cannon into previously dug mass graves. The overthrow of Robespierre came partly as a result of a provincial reaction to the excesses of the Terror imposed by Paris How did the provinces influence the revolution. (2) (2).mmap - 5/4/2008 -

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How did theprovinces influence

the revolution?

Political activity was not confined to Paris

Decentralisation was a key feature of therevolution until 1793 when Robespierre &the Jacobins started to reverse it.

From 1788 1789 radicalism wascentred in the provinces.

Peasant involvement in the Great Fear in August 1789

The most 'revolutionary' cahiers presented to theEstatesGeneral in 1789 came from provincial areas

The most revolutionary speakers in the EstatesGeneral camefrom the provinces e.g. Robespierre came from Arras

The centre for radical ideas was known as the Breton Club (later called theJacobins) established in Paris but its origins lay in Brittany.

The provinces maintained a healthyinterest in revolutionary change.

Local Jacobin clubs were set up in most provincial cities.

Revolutionary newspapers were published aimed at ruralreaders e.g. La Feuille Villageoise had a wide readership.

The militant federes the provincial soldiers who arrived inParis in 1792 had at least as much influence on theoverthrow of the king in 1792 as the urban Sans Culottes

The counterrevolution & the federal revolt thatprovoked the Terror was centred in the Provinces.

From February 1793 resistance to the revolution broke out most strongly in Brittany & the Vendee

Horror at religious changes inspired strong opposition in stronglycatholic areas where there were many nonjuror (refractory) priests

There was strong opposition to the introduction of conscription inparticular in the Vendee when 300,000 troops were to be raised.

Charlotte Corday murdered Marat in a show ofprovincial horror at the excesses of revolutionary terror

The Terror & the dominationof the Committee of PublicSafety came as a response toprovincial resistance.

During the Terror activity in the provinces wasfrequently more extreme than in the capital.

Militants replaced moderates in local government.

Where there was rebellion protestors werecrushed with terrific atrocities massacres,mutilations & the burnings of farms & crops.

In Nantes the local representativeonmission hadhundreds of prisoners tied up naked, in sealedbarges which were then sunk in the River Loire.

Lyons, France's second city, was torched by itszealous representativesonmission & suspect citizenswere shot by cannon into previously dug mass graves.

The overthrow of Robespierre came partly as a result of a provincialreaction to the excesses of the Terror imposed by Paris

How did the provinces influence the revolution. (2) (2).mmap 5/4/2008