To begin, the French Revolution was the uprooting of traditional institutions including the absolute monarchy and the feudal system. Similar to the previous American Revolution, the French Revolution was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment, especially the ideas of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Although the revolution did not succeed with all of its goals, the Committee of Public Safety was able to achieve their main purpose: protect the Revolution from its enemies by closing down the church, punishing those who had a monopoly on necessities, and taking custody over those who did not believe in the revolution.
To continue, the 1st estate, which was primarily made up of the clergy, leaders of the church, was one of the primary enemies of the revolution. Because the Committee of Public Safety’s main purpose was to protect the revolution, they decided to take the necessary steps to eliminate the church’s existence in France. The committee was able to achieve this by making two major decisions, changing the calendar so that sunday, the day of worship, no longer existed, and closing down all …show more content…
This allowed people who supported the Old Regime in France to leave,émigrés, and support the monarchs in other countries. To stop this from occurring, which would essentially limit the growth of enemy countries, France passed the Law of Suspects, which allowed them to take custody of virtually anybody who was suspected of not helping the revolution. This ultimately stopped conspiring citizens from leaving France and aiding in the growth of the
To continue, the 1st estate, which was primarily made up of the clergy, leaders of the church, was one of the primary enemies of the revolution. Because the Committee of Public Safety’s main purpose was to protect the revolution, they decided to take the necessary steps to eliminate the church’s existence in France. The committee was able to achieve this by making two major decisions, changing the calendar so that sunday, the day of worship, no longer existed, and closing down all …show more content…
This allowed people who supported the Old Regime in France to leave,émigrés, and support the monarchs in other countries. To stop this from occurring, which would essentially limit the growth of enemy countries, France passed the Law of Suspects, which allowed them to take custody of virtually anybody who was suspected of not helping the revolution. This ultimately stopped conspiring citizens from leaving France and aiding in the growth of the