Question

What happened after the fall of Robespierre’s government?

Answer 1

Hint: We need to know some facts about Robespierre’s Government and what led to its fall. He emerged as a dictator and exercised virtual control over the French government. Robespierre created a more democratic system in France and helped bring about a more fair and impartial system for imprisonment. He was a radical who wanted people to take over the government.

Complete answer:
Over time, Robespierre began to gain power in the new revolutionary government and was elected president of the powerful Jacobin political club in April 1790. This club brought about a revolution by abolishing slavery in French colonies.
Robespierre was almost unanimously elected president of the National Convention on June 4, 1794. Six days after being in power, he passed a law that suspended a suspect’s right to a public trial and to legal assistance. This brought about terror in the French Colonies.
Within a month, over 1,400 enemies of the Revolution were executed. This terror was being escalated just when the foreign invasion was no longer a matter of concern for the republic and the bigger fear emerged to be Robespierre’s terror which led to forming an opposition against Robespierre and his followers.
On July 27, 1794, Robespierre and his allies were placed under arrest by the National Assembly leading to a fall of Robespierre’s government.
After the removal of the Robespierre headed Jacobin government the place of ruling France was empty and the following took place:
The wealthier middle-class people ruled a newly introduced constitution headed by the directory made up of two elected legislative councils which denied the right to vote of weaker sections of the society, especially those who did not own any property, i.e the non-propertied population.
The directory government appointed another five-membered directory.
The directory functioned to rule the French people and satisfy them by fulfilling their demands contrasting to the power under one man as it was under the Jacobins.
The directory of five members indulged in internal conflicts which led them to lose their powers of governing France.
This instability led Military dictator Napoleon Bonaparte to pave a way for himself as the emperor of France.

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte was initially thought to be a liberator but he simply indulged himself in wars and conquering other places turned out to be his principal objective. For the good, he was dethroned as he was of no good to the people of France. He was exiled and died in isolation. Democratic principles were restored in France.