HIST 2P92 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Maximilien Robespierre, Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
25 Jan 2017
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National assembly: abolish the feudal system that had existed in france for a thousand years, gave human right to its citizens, like . Eventually gave right to women, and abolish slavery. Chapter 1 the revolutionaries and their world in 1789: the revolutionaries, the majority were young educated men who had just started their careers. Many of them had similar economic, social, and education backgrounds. Many were lawyers like pierre vergniaud (girondian leader) , or maximillian. They separated themselves from the nobility class and the commoners. Many revolutionaries were not fervent christian, some still had ties with religion. The middle elites that the revolutionaries were part of were less predisposed to violence. Defending our honour often used by the elites nobles and the working class people. Dueling a practice among nobles, despite it being outlawed. The death penalty a barbaric practice according to revolutionaries. During the terror the most fervent critics made in exception for those accused of treason.
