What was the National Convention?

- Ruled France 1792-1795

- Emerged from the more revolutionary sections of the Legislative Assembly

- The Convention ended the constitutional monarchy and established the First French Republic

- The Convention brought about great changes in French politics, including:

- The election of a single-chamber legislature, the National Assembly

- The abolition of the monarchy

- The proclamation of the First Republic

- The establishment of a new state religion, the Cult of Reason

- The Convention tried to bring greater equality to French society by:

- Abolishing titles and privileges

- Redistributing land

- Granting more rights to women

- The Convention also introduced conscription, which required all male citizens to serve in the French military

- The Convention faced many challenges, including the war with other European countries, the Vendée Uprising, and the rise of the Committee of Public Safety