People are being guillotined in batches of 50. Around 2,750 are executed.
Jul Robespierre is executed. 1798 Revolution in Ireland. 1794 1796 1798
1799 Nov
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed as First Consul.
1800 1804
Napoleon is made Emperor.
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The metre and kilogram began to be used as units of measurement in the 1790s. It was even suggested that days be divided into 10 hours, hours into 100 minutes and minutes into 100 seconds.
CONSIDER THIS Consider how the French Revolution impacted on the people who lived through that period.
1. How did the revolution change the lives of the poor and common people of Paris and France?
2. Reflect on whether the changes that were made during this time have influenced the society we live in now.
3. What changes that occurred during this time of huge upheaval do you think were worth keeping and which were not?
My Portfolio See Sources & Activity Book pages 104 – 112 for linked activities.