Thermidorian Reaction & End of the French Revolution

What was the main focus of the Thermidorian Reaction's policies?

• Expansion of the French Empire

• Restoration of the monarchy

• Establishment of a stable government and economic liberalism

• Strengthening of military power

Who were the Thermidorians?

• Supporters of Robespierre

• Members of the Jacobin Club

• Conspirators who helped overthrow Robespierre

• Royalists seeking to restore the monarchy

What legal justifications of the Terror were repealed by the Thermidorians?

• The Law of Suspects and the Law of 22 Prairial

• The Napoleonic Code

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Edict of Nantes

Who were the muscadins?

• Young men from the bourgeois class

• Former Jacobins seeking power

• Royalists trying to restore the monarchy

• Members of the Paris Commune

What did the muscadins do during the White Terror?

• Supported the Jacobins

• Attacked Jacobin meetings

• Formed alliances with the Thermidorians

• Helped restore the monarchy

What did the muscadins wear to mock the Jacobins?

• Military uniforms

• Overlarge cravats and silk stockings

• Peasant clothing

• Royal attire

What was one major action taken by the Thermidorians to suppress Jacobin influence?

• They reinstated the Reign of Terror to eliminate opposition

• They permanently closed and outlawed the Jacobin Club

• They forced Jacobin leaders to flee to Britain

• They invited Jacobin leaders to negotiate a peace settlement

What was a major consequence of the Thermidorians repealing the Law of the General Maximum?

• Bread and fuel prices became more affordable

• Inflation worsened, and many people suffered from starvation and cold

• The French economy immediately recovered

• The Jacobins regained power due to public dissatisfaction

Who was the last candidate for kingship mentioned in the text?

• Louis XVI

• Louis-Philippe

• Louis-Charles

• Louis XVIII

What was the Thermidorians' policy towards aristocratic émigrés?

• They executed them upon return

• They pardoned many of them

• They forced them into exile

• They confiscated their properties