MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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created a new calendar that had 10 days in a week
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renamed the months
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eliminated Sundays
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all of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Republic of Virtue refers to the political philosophy put forth by Robespierre in a speech in February 1794. He basically believed that revolutionary France was to be a republic of virtue, where virtue and a form of terror, which he called prompt and severe justice, worked hand in hand.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 27, 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety, which was formed in April to protect France against its enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the government. Under his leadership, the committee came to exercise virtual dictatorial control over the French government.
Detailed explanation-3: -His goal was to create a one and indivisible France, establish equality before the law, abolish prerogatives, and defend the principles of direct democracy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Committee of Public Safety was created by the National Convention in 1793 with the intent to defend the nation against foreign and domestic enemies, as well as to oversee the new functions of the executive government.