This extra credit opportunity is worth 2 points of extra credit PER question on your Unit 5 Test.
Over four years after the start of the French Revolution, France descended into a period commonly known as the “Reign of Terror,” when over 16,000 people were executed for allegedly opposing the Revolution. The Reign of Terror began when the Committee of Public Safety took over the National Convention, the third government that had been established since the start of the French Revolution. The timeline below lists the governments and major reforms that were established under each. Timeline
Central Historical Question: Was the main goal of the Committee of Public Safety to “protect the Revolution from its enemies”? Directions: Read Document A and B and then answer the questions provided. Document A: Decree Against Profiteers (Modified) In July 1793, faced with an angry and hungry population, the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety passed the “Decree Against Profiteers.” The law accused “profiteers” in the countryside of hoarding or monopolizing grain in order to raise the price of bread. 26 July 1793
Vocabulary capital: punishable by death monopoly: total control over something commodities: things that can be bought or sold Source: House of Lords Committee (Interviewer) & Holmes, E. (Interviewee). (1818). Document B: Law of Suspects (Modified) By September 1793, the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety faced growing counter-revolutionary uprisings and mounting fear of foreign invasion. They responded by passing the Law of Suspects, which established revolutionary courts to try anyone suspected of treason against the revolution. Immediately after the publication of the present decree, all suspected persons within the territory of the Republic and still at liberty shall be placed in custody. The following are deemed suspected persons:
Vocabulary certificates of patriotism: proof of patriotism required to serve in military émigrés: people who leave their own country to settle in another, usually for political reasons Source: Excerpt from Law of Suspects, passed September 1793. Guided Questions 1. According to the documents, who were the enemies of the Revolution and what did they do to deserve that title? Cite ONE piece of evidence from the documents. 2. According to the documents, what kinds of punishments were delivered to those who rebelled against the government? Cite ONE piece of evidence from the documents. 3. Evaluate the extent to which the Committee of Public Safety actually protected the Revolution from its enemies.
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Julia W
3/29/2018 11:14:36 am
The enemies of the revolution were any people who went against the government and were against the revolution and the many people who were in the counter- revolutionary uprisings. “By September 1793, the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety faced growing counter-revolutionary uprisings and mounting fear of foreign invasion.” Those for the revolution had to fear those against the revolution including countries who could invade and take over.
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Alyssa Z
4/18/2018 02:26:21 pm
1) I agree with your answer to number one, except that it was not just people directly involved in the uprisings and revolutions that were imprisoned, killed, and considered enemies, it was their families and anyone who wasn't one hundred percent favoring the rein of terror. But given your evidence, it made me think a bit about what was really being said here. All together, great answer.
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Ryan E
4/19/2018 05:50:23 am
1. I agree with who you think is the enemies in the Revolution. Your answer had good explanation and good reasoning.
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Victoria L
4/19/2018 05:43:34 pm
1. According to the documents, the enemies of the revolution were anyone that went against the revolution or its ideals. They deserved this because they wanted ideals opposite of the revolution. Document B states, “Those who, by their conduct, associations, talk, or writings have shown themselves to be enemies of liberty.” This quote shows what an enemy of liberty is and what they do.
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Alyssa z
4/18/2018 02:16:06 pm
1) According to the documents, the enemies of the revolution were all of the people who were in any way opposed to the radical leaders of the Rein of Terror. In document B, it says that, "the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety faced growing counter-revolutionary uprisings and mounting fear of foreign invasion. They responded by passing the Law of Suspects, which established revolutionary courts to try anyone suspected of treason against the revolution." Therefore, anyone who had themselves or were in a family where someone had spoken out against the revolution were to be imprisoned and/or killed.
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Kari S
4/18/2018 07:25:09 pm
1. I agree with you on the fact that if anyone in a family spoke out against the revolution were imprisioned or executed. I do think you may have miss typed your meaning of your answer in the first part. As people were that were enemies of the revolution were the people that were for the Government.
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Carah M
4/19/2018 05:49:09 am
1. I agree with your answer to this question. The part of the document you quoted matched your claim very well and explained your reasoning. I think you are correct about the enemies of the revolution being people oppose the revolution.
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Kari S
4/18/2018 07:10:22 pm
1. The enemies of the revolution were the people who were for the government and its beliefs. The dictionary definition of a revolution is, an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.Therefore shows that the enemies towards the revolutions were the ones who agreed with the Government. According to document B "Immediately after the publication of the present decree, all suspected persons within the territory of the Republic and still at liberty shall be placed in custody." This shows that everyone who went against the government or was suspected to was for the revolution and they were held in custody.
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Olivia Woody
4/19/2018 05:33:46 am
1) I agree 100% with your answer on this question. Your evidence goes perfectly with your answer and I think your answer is correct in every way. Good job :)
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Tori L
4/19/2018 05:54:57 pm
1. I agree with this point. I really like how you have the definition of a revolution to begin the prompt and the evidence from document B really supported your point!
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Olivia Woody
4/19/2018 05:28:33 am
1) according to the documents, the enemies of the revolution was anyone who opposed the revolution, anyone who didn’t actively show their dedication to the revolution, and anyone holding a monopoly over commodities. In document A, it says “those who have not declared their goods shall be considered monopolists, and, as such, punished with death; their property shall be confiscated, and their commodities or merchandise shall be placed on sale”
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Carah M
4/19/2018 05:37:56 am
1. According to the documents, the enemies of the revolution were people who tried to oppose the revolution. To deserve this title, they would go against the government and the reforms the government was making. In document A, it shows a decree made against people making monopolies on commodities. This was an example of the government making reforms for the good of the people and the economy. The people acting against the government, in this case the people making monopolies, are the enemies of the revolution.
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Ryan E
4/19/2018 10:48:28 am
1.The documents stated that the enemies of the revolution were the people who opposed the revolution. In Document B it talks about "By September 1793, the leaders of the Committee of Public Safety faced growing counter-revolutionary uprisings and mounting fear of foreign invasion" this shows that the leaders were afraid of a foreign invasion.
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Abby P
4/19/2018 06:13:37 pm
1. I completely aggree with your answer. The leaders were afraid of people coming in and taking their power. In resposen to this anyone who was opposing their ideas was considered suspicouse.
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Abby P
4/19/2018 06:01:27 pm
1. The enemies of the Revolution were anyone that opposed the ideas of the revolution or their leaders. In document B it states “leaders of the Committee of Public Safety faced growing counter-revolutionary uprisings and mounting fear of foreign invasion...established revolutionary courts to try anyone suspected of treason against the revolution.” This basically means that anyone who opposed the revolution was tried in court for treason.
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Kyren
4/19/2018 07:49:49 pm
1) I agree with your answer because the enemies of the revolution were those who went against revolutionary ideals. However, the Committee of Public Safety seemed to be very irrational in their judgments so I wonder if the enemies actually did oppose the revolution or if they were wrongly accused.
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Cassidy W.
4/19/2018 08:07:36 pm
1. I agree with this answer, and think you did a great job answering and providing evidence. I definitely agree that the people who were suspected of going against the Revolution were the enemies.
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Ava D
4/19/2018 08:59:25 pm
I agree that anyone who was against the ideas of/ the revolution were tried. I also agree that they were helplessly put rough punishments. I also agree greatly that the committee did not protect the people from the enemies of the revolution just those suspected. I think the comment about the government killing so many mainly so they could stay in control is very accurate, also that they were mostly creating rather then getting rid of enemies.
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Kyren
4/19/2018 07:40:50 pm
1) The enemies of the revolution was anyone who had plausible reasons for being against revolutionary ideas. According to Document B, people who have been dismissed from their positions, relatives of emigres, and those who cannot justify their means of existence are all seen as suspects. These people all have their own personal reasons that could raise concern about their loyalty to the revolution , such as a possible grudge. This is why the Committee of Public Safety sees them as enemies of the revolution.
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Cassidy W.
4/19/2018 07:57:49 pm
1. The enemies of the Revolution were people who went against it. I got this from this quote, "They responded by passing the Law of Suspects, which established revolutionary courts to try anyone suspected of treason against the revolution." This shows that they even made a law to prevent anyone for going against the Revolution.
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Ava D
4/19/2018 08:53:41 pm
1- According to the documents the enemies of the revolution were common people, immigrants, nobles, and out voted representatives. The government gave them that title because they either did not contribute enough to the society economically, or they did not contribute to/support the revolution efforts enough. Document B states, "those who are unable to justify their means of existence and the performance of their civic duties." This quote is saying those not doing enough for the society are against it. Many of these people were innocent.
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Benjamin B
4/25/2018 03:05:30 pm
1) The Enemies of the Revolution were those that are using monopoly for food and not being a nationalist and not being loyal to their country. For example in document A it states that "Monopoly is a capital crime." and in document B it also states that "those to whom certificates of patriotism have been refused".
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