The Directory was a group of five men that were the head of the new legislature, which was chosen by wealthy electors that were voted on by the people (390). A new constitution was drafted that gave the citizens of France a vote in who would run the country. The extreme violence had stopped but the government was not fixed yet. The politician in power were “mostly interested in gaining wealth through corruption and holding power regardless of the constitution” (390). The citizens hated the new government; even the middle class who was expected to show support hated the new
The Directory was a group of five men that were the head of the new legislature, which was chosen by wealthy electors that were voted on by the people (390). A new constitution was drafted that gave the citizens of France a vote in who would run the country. The extreme violence had stopped but the government was not fixed yet. The politician in power were “mostly interested in gaining wealth through corruption and holding power regardless of the constitution” (390). The citizens hated the new government; even the middle class who was expected to show support hated the new