The Politics of the
National Convention (1792-1795)
National Convention (1792-1795)
Montagnards
Girondists
«Power base in Paris.
«Main support from the
sans-culottes.
sans-culottes.
«Would adopt extreme measures
to achieve their goals.
«Saw Paris as the center of the Revolution.
«More centralized [in Paris] approach
to government.
«Power
base in the provinces.
«Feared
the influence of the sans-culottes.
«Feared
the dominance of Paris in national politics.
«Supported
more national government centralization
[federalism].