The Thermidorians and The Directory

Thermidorians

Group overthrowing Robespierre, comprised of CGS, CPS, and Plain deputies

Plain deputies

Emerging group benefiting from Revolution, opposed monarchy and Jacobins

Ending The Terror

Convention dismantled Terror machinery, released suspects, and abolished institutions

Revolutionary Tribunal

Institution abolished post-Robespierre to end the Reign of Terror

Law of Prairial

Legislation repealed to dismantle the Terror apparatus

Jacobin Club

Association closed by Convention to disband radical influence

Paris Commune

Power transferred from radicals to moderates and property owners

Constitutional Church

Religious institution renounced by Thermidorians for separation of Church and State

Freedom of worship

Restoration of religious freedom by the government in February 1795

Supreme Being

State recognition ended, making the state neutral in religious matters

Price controls removal

Thermidorians' action in December 1794 led to inflation and assignat devaluation

Assignat

Currency devalued due to removal of price controls, worsened by excessive printing

Maximum

Price control system abolished, causing assignat devaluation

Germinal and Prairial Uprisings

Result of price control removal, leading to inflation and economic hardships

The Directory

Stable post-Revolution government facing financial, war, and legitimacy challenges

Rule of law restoration

Directory's commitment to legal order, key to its survival

Fructidor

Period marked by Directory's actions against emigres and refractory priests

Mandates territoriaux

New paper currency issued by the Directory after assignat devaluation

Deflation

Result of metal coins becoming sole legal tender, leading to lower prices