MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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A committee created by nobles to hunt revolutionaries
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A directorate designed to draft a constitution
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It replaced the National Convention and contained five men and a legislature elected by the people
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It was created to hunt for traitors in the Revolutionary Army
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Directory (sometimes called the Directorate) was a five-man executive committee that governed France for four years after the dissolution of the National Convention. In its lifetime, the government of the Directory faced several challenges, insurrections and attempted coups.
Detailed explanation-2: -The National Convention ended in October of 1795 following the execution of Maximilien Robespierre and the excesses of the Reign of Terror. The Directory formed out of and replaced the National Convention.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Directory (also called Directorate, French: le Directoire) was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Directory formed in 1795 following the end of the National Convention and the excesses of the Reign of Terror and the Committee of Public Safety. It lasted until November of 1799 when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte.